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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2025-498
File ID: AB2025-498 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 06/26/2025 Entered by: MMiterko@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 07/22/2025
Agenda Date: 07/22/2025 Enactment #: ORD 2025-039
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the project budget for the New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility, request
no. 8
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Requests appropriation of $5,022,244 to fund continued advancement and pre -construction
programming phases of the Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility project for a total project budget
of $15,838,524.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
Sent To:
07/08/2025 Council
INTRODUCED
Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye:
7
Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas,
Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay:
0
07/22/2025 Council Finance and Administrative
RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee
ADOPTION
Aye:
3
Byrd, Donovan, and Buchanan
Nay:
0
07/22/2025 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2025.498)
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Supplemental Request
Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 712312025
PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 07/08/25
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-039
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROJECT BUDGET FOR THE
NEW PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND JUSTICE FACILITY, REQUEST NO. 8
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2013-003 established the project budget for a new public health,
safety and justice facility construction project, and
WHEREAS, voters approved the referendum necessary to fund a new facility proposed in
Ordinance 2023-039, and
WHEREAS, funds were spent on site acquisition, permitting, community collaboration,
and related consulting contracts, and
WHEREAS, a Design Builder is expected to be under contract this summer; and
WHEREAS, the project requires validation and preconstruction work that involves
aligning all stakeholders on project scope, schedule, and budget ahead of detailed design and
construction; and
WHEREAS, County contributions to the project budget between 2014-2015 should be
separated from Special Purpose and Interlocal Revenues, into the capital reserve fund; and
WHEREAS, funding will be provided for the additional contracted services by the
Whatcom County Special Purpose Tax, and the interlocal agreement with the cities of
Bellingham, Blaine, Everson, Ferndale, Lynden, Nooksack, and Sumas, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Ordinance
2013-003 is hereby amended by adding $5,022,244 of expenditure authority to the current
amended project expenditure budget of $10,816,280, for a total amended project expenditure
budget of $15,838,524, as described in Exhibit A.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of July
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EXHIBIT A
NEW HEALTH, SAFETY AND JUSTICE FACILITY FUND 3502
Current
Account Description
Amended
Amendment #8
Total Amended
Expenditures
Project Budget
to Ord. 2013-003
Project Budget
6190 Direct Billing Rate
$700,000
$200,000
$900,000
6630 Professional Services
$3,085,789
$3,800,000
$6,885,789
7210 Intergov Professional Services
$10,000
$0
$10,000
7320 Land
$6,093,491
$0
$6,093,491
8597 Operating Transfer Out
$927,000
$1,022,244
$1,949,244
$10,816,280
$5,022,244
$15,838,524
Revenues
4313 Special purpose tax
$0
$7,596,000
$7,596,000
4337 City of Bellingham tax revenue
$0
$2,574,000
$2,574,000
4337 City of Blaine tax revenue
$0
$169,000
$169,000
4337 City of Everson tax revenue
$0
$84,000
$84,000
4337 City of Ferndale tax revenue
$0
$438,000
$438,000
4337 City of Lynden tax revenue
$0
$443,000
$443,000
4337 City of Nooksack tax revenue
$0
$42,000
$42,000
4337 City of Sumas tax revenue
$0
$49,000
$49,000
8397 Operating Transfer In - Gen Fund
$2,093,491
$0
$2,093,491
8397 Op Trf In - Gen Fund (Not Budgeted)
$3,000,000
$0
$3,000,000
8397 Operating Transfer In - Jail Fund
$2,700,000
$0
$2,700,000
8397 Operating Transfer In - REET I
$2,300,000
$0
$2,300,000
$10,093,491
$11,395,000
$21,488,491