HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2025-045File Number: AB2026-668
File ID: AB2025-558 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 07/23/2025 Entered by: Witerko@comhatcomma.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 09/09/2025
Agenda Date: 09/09/2025 Enactment #: ORD 2025-045
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 9, in the amount of $956,986
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #9 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $182,310 in Health to fund On Site Sewage Systems Action Plan projects
using grant funds.
From the Election Reserve Fund:
2. To appropriate $40,000 in Auditor to fund local election security improvements using grant
funds.
From the Conservation Futures Fund:
3. To appropriate $332,000 in Planning & Development to fund previously approved easements
for Jacoby property, partially using grant funds.
4. To appropriate $100,000 in Non Departmental to fund demolition of two houses in Acme
floodplain for RCO grant reimbursement.
From the Whatcom County Jail Fund:
5. To appropriate $230,000 in Sheriff to fund healthcare services provided to detainees at the jail
through St. Joseph Hospital.
From the Emergency Management Fund:
6. To appropriate $41,258 in Sheriff to fund swift water rescue training and equipment.
7. To appropriate $31,418 in Sheriff to fund Incident Management Team equipment and training.
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2025-558)
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To:
08/06/2025 Council INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Byrd, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
-emp Absent: 1 Donovan
09/09/2025 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee ADOPTION
Aye: 3 Byrd, Donovan, and Buchanan
Nay: 0
09/09/2025 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Summary Listing, Summary by Fund, Supplemental Requests, Notice of
Action Proposed on 8.6.2025
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 08/06/2025
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-045
AMENDMENT NO.9 OF THE 2025 BUDGET
WHEREAS, the 2025-2026 budget was adopted November 19, 2024; and,
WHEREAS, changing circumstances require modifications to the approved 2025-2026 budget;
and,
WHEREAS, the modifications to the budget have been assembled here for deliberation by the
Whatcom County Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the 2025-2026
Whatcom County Budget Ordinance #2024-057 is hereby amended by adding the following additional
amounts to the 2025 budget included therein:
Fund
Expenditures
Revenues
Net Effect
General Fund 1000
182,310
(182,310)
Election Reserve Fund 1150
40,000
(40,000)
Conservation Futures Fund 1246
432,000
(114,000)
318,000
Whatcom County Jail Fund 1350
230,000
230,000
Whatcom County Emergency Management Fund 1351
72,676
-1
72,676
Total Supplemental
956,986
(336,310)1
620,676
ADOPTED this 1 9th day of September '2025.
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Ap WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
ATTEST: " WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Cathy Halk6, Council C4 rk.' Kaylee G oway, Chair of Council
APPROCIED AS; TO FORM: A proved O Denied
Approved by email B Waldron/A Tan
Civil Deputy Prosecutor Satpal Sidhu, 10ounty Executive
Date: r\ . ,a • zs