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Year End Budget Extensions
December 281 2021
3:00 p.m.
In Attendance:
Cindy Carter, Chair
Danny E. Stone, Vice -Chair
Rob Jones, Member
Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
Tom Gaines, Central Services Director
Public: See sign in sheet
The Commissioners held and Open Record Public Hearing to consider the following yearend budget
extension requests:
• Facilities and Maintenance Fund #001, Dept #112 in the amount of $96,832.72 for an insurance
reimbursement check received for flooding in the courthouse basement, and an overage of their
account. They are requesting $4,667.20 from current expense to fund #001.112.
• Multi Agency Communications Center (MACC) Fund #135, Dept #186 in the amount of
$2,500,000.00 for Fund135-186 Emergency Comm. Serv. for the purchase of TAIT radios for all
of the MACC User Agencies.
• Public Works Fund #510, Dept #000 in the amount of $800.,000.00 for Equipment Rental and
Revolving Fund (ER&R 510) due to delivery delays of 6 vehicles that were purchased in 2020 but
not received until 2021 due to the pandemic. These items were not brought forward to the 2021
budget.
• Veterans Assistance (Fund 104.146) in the amount of $7,500 to cover expenses incurred during
2021.
• INET Forfeiture (Fund 109.151) in the amount of $25,,000 to cover excess expenses incurred
during 2021.
• Treasurer's O&M (Fund 111.153) in the amount of $30,.000 to cover costs for additional
foreclosure sale held during 2021.
• Dispute Resolution (Fund 136.187) in the amount of $3,000 to cover excess expenses incurred
during 2021.
• Building/Fire Marshal (Fund 138.116) in the amount of $260.,000 to cover excess salary, standby,
leave payout and benefits expenses incurred due to the addition of 4 positions in 2021.
• Sheriff Surplus (Fund 140.114) in the amount of $1.,500 to cover excess expenses incurred during
2021.
• Other Payroll Benefits (Fund 508.188) in the amount of $35,000 to cover excess benefit fees
incurred during 2021.
• Grants Administration Fund #190.001 for the Washington State Department of Commerce
Grants in the amount of $5,625,235.57 for pass through funding for various grants.
• Public Defense Department to receive funds from the Washington State Office of Public Defense
in the amount of $114,428.00 for the State v. Blake legislative action.
Tom Gaines, Central Services Director gave a brief overview of his request.
Barbara Vasquez, Clerk of the Board stated the advertised amount for the Public Defense extension was
incorrect. It should have been $115,035.00.
A motion was made by Commissioner Jones, seconded by Commissioner Stone, to close the public
comment portion of the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. A motion was made by
Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner Jones to approve the budget extensions as presented
but amending the amount to the Public Defense extension to the corrected amount of $115,,035.00.
The motion passed unanimously.