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Skagit County holds public hearing on quarterly budget amendment; auditors' rule pushes one-time recording of sheriff body-camera contract
Summary
At a public hearing on a quarterly budget amendment, county finance staff highlighted a $1 million increase to record the full cost of a five-year sheriff body-camera contract in the first year per state auditor requirements; the county also received LATCF funds of $1.7 million and allocated $1 million of that to roads for an 11-culvert bundle.
Skagit County held a public hearing April 14 on a quarterly budget amendment; the board heard highlights from Trisha Lope, the county's budget and finance director, before the public hearing requirement was met.
Lope said the largest single amendment in the general fund was a roughly $1 million addition for a five-year body-worn camera contract for patrol deputies. “The state auditors requires us to record the full expense in the first year of purchase,” she…
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