Finance committee approves multiple contracts, juvenile‑detention agreements and budget adjustments
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Summary
The committee approved a string of resolutions on Dec. 23 including a $150,000‑per‑year adult drug‑rehab contract, a $506,333 first‑year medical contract for the Juvenile Justice Center, six three‑year intergovernmental juvenile‑detention agreements at $225 per day, a $6,600 child‑support fund adjustment, a $21,130 emergency appropriation for finance, and acceptance of a $25,000 energy‑efficiency grant.
The King County Finance and Budget Committee on Dec. 23 approved a series of resolutions and contracts spanning public health, juvenile justice and routine budget housekeeping.
Key votes at a glance
- Res. 25‑1452 (Adult drug rehab court contracts): Four‑year contract with year one budgeted at $150,000 (same amount each year). Approved by roll call after brief discussion on therapies used in programs.
- Res. (Juvenile Justice Center medical contract, cited in meeting as 2051455): Four‑year medical services contract with year one at $506,333 and annual increases capped at 5%. Approved by roll call.
- Intergovernmental juvenile‑detention agreements (Resolutions cited as 2051456, 25‑1457, 2051458, 25‑1459, 2051460, 2051461 in the meeting record): Six separate three‑year agreements with neighboring counties (Wayne, Lawrence, Richland, Franklin, Crawford, White) at a standard rate of $225 per day. Each agreement was approved individually per the state's attorney's advice. Committee members asked staff to update county code language that currently references older rates.
- Res. TMP 25‑1565 (Emergency appropriation for finance): Authorized an emergency appropriation and budget adjustment for $21,130 to move funds from software expenses to payroll/part‑time wages; approved by roll call.
- Res. 2051497 (Child support fund adjustment): Budget adjustment to balance the child support fund for 2025 in the amount of $6,600; committee noted a scrivener's error in one exhibit and staff agreed to correct the document before executive committee review.
- Res. 25‑1522 (Low‑income energy efficiency outreach and engagement grant): Acceptance of a $25,000 grant; approved; committee noted it is revenue to the county.
How votes were recorded: Most resolutions were approved by roll call with members recorded as voting yes; the committee followed the state's attorney's advice to consider each intergovernmental agreement separately even though terms were identical.
Why it matters: The intergovernmental agreements expand regional use of the county Juvenile Justice Center and generate fee revenue. The medical contract and adult rehab funding secure services the county budgets for; the emergency appropriation reallocates existing funds to cover short‑term payroll needs without drawing on the general fund.
What comes next: Items will advance through the county's committee and board process as required by ordinance and the state's attorney's guidance; staff will correct clerical errors in exhibits before executive consideration.