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Commissioners review budget revisions, five supplemental appropriations including $3.2M broadband grant reimbursement
Summary
Finance staff presented a bundle of budget revisions and five supplemental appropriation requests, ranging from seized funds settlements and grant reimbursements to a $3.2 million increased reimbursement for the county broadband project; commissioners asked about timing and coordination with the treasurer.
Clallam County finance staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 13 on several budget adjustments and supplemental appropriations that staff will present for adoption at the next regular meeting.
Items summarized by staff included: a returned grant reconciliation in Public Health requiring a roughly $74,773 increase to match returned grant expenditure lines; seized funds settlement and related tax and payment flows to the sheriff’s fund (a $39,024 receipt with a $20,000 settlement payment to a family and taxes remitted on the retained portion); reimbursements for a previously purchased jail vehicle (about $70,933); a grant reimbursement for Suboxone purchases for jail clinical services (roughly $44,007); a WASPC mental health field response grant for sheriff operations (about $395,000); and a $3.2 million increase in grant reimbursement for an ongoing public works broadband infrastructure project that is proceeding faster than anticipated.
Commissioners asked whether the treasurer had been consulted on the accelerated broadband receipts and whether returned moneys were already built into next year’s beginning fund balance. Finance staff said the broadband receipts were not separately discussed with the treasurer yet and that the returned funds had not been reflected in next year’s beginning fund balance because of timing.
Staff said some receipts had already been received (for example, the seized funds payment had already been made) and that the net retained totals after settlements and tax remittances would be lower than gross amounts. Commissioners requested more coordination with the treasurer and confirmation of how these adjustments will be recorded in year‑end balances and next year’s budget assumptions.
