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Board moves multiple budget adjustments: $500,000 for affordable housing, $71,000 for public‑health foundational programs and other reallocations
Summary
Finance staff presented five budget revisions and five supplemental appropriations including $500,000 moved to an affordable‑housing project, $101,000 to LTAC/hotel‑motel projects, $71,000 to health and human services from foundational public health for emergency planning and outreach, and a $6,510 reallocation to increase code‑enforcement hours; commissioners asked clarifying questions before taking items to the May 26 meeting for consideration.
County finance staff briefed the board on multiple budget adjustments and supplemental appropriations.
Key changes presented: • $500,000 moved from an unanticipated line to the affordable housing sales‑tax allocation for the Eklund (Eckhorn?) project. • $101,000 shifted from unanticipated to fund the second round of LTAC/hotel‑motel tax applications and a separate debatable emergency of $181,000 was announced for the remainder of that round (to be considered May 26). • Parks and facilities: $10,000 reallocated from courthouse fuel tank maintenance (completed early) to office space reconfiguration at the fairgrounds. • Health and Human Services: $71,000 moved from foundational public health to HHS administration to support public‑health emergency planning, community outreach, chronic disease prevention messaging, and facility improvements; planned purchases include blood‑pressure kiosks and outreach materials. • Community Development: $6,510 shifted from user‑fee ops funds to increase a code‑enforcement field officer from 24 to 30 hours per week.
Supplemental appropriations included $34,890 (DSHS pass‑through for developmental‑disability services), $5,000 (superior court interagency agreement for family therapeutic support), $71,000 (second part of foundational public health), $15,000 (environmental‑quality staff training funded by WDFW pass‑through), and $90,000 (lodging tax award for strategic marketing). The board was told the LTAC items will be noticed for a May 26 hearing.
Next steps: items requiring adoption or public hearing will be scheduled for May 26; staff answered clarifying questions about sources (for example, OPS scan user‑fee funds not needed due to PenComm decision) and internal reallocation logic.
