(Adoption of 2003 Skamania County Budget)
WHEREAS, on October 21, 22, 23, 24, and 28, 2002 the Board of Commissioners did consider the 2003 budgets proposed by Department Heads and Elected Officials in public session and had subsequent discussions in public session regarding the status and policy direction of the budget; and
WHEREAS, the 2003 preliminary budget of estimated revenues and expenditures and the 2003 property tax levies were set for public hearing by Resolution 2002-68; and
WHEREAS, notice of public hearings on December 17, 2002 on 1) the Current Expense Fund and County Road Fund Property Tax Levies for 2003 and 2) the 2003 Preliminary Budget were published in the Skamania County Pioneer for two consecutive weeks prior to the hearings; and
WHEREAS, public hearings were held on December 17, 2002 to 1) consider the 2003 preliminary budget and 2) consider the amount of taxes to be collected for the Current Expense Fund and the County Road Fund which considered an increase in the taxes to be collected for 2003 to be one percent (1%) over the amount levied for collection in 2002, plus any increased amount resulting from the addition of new construction and improvements to property and any increase in the value of state assessed property for both the Current Expense and County Road Funds; and
WHEREAS, any and all taxpayers appearing at the hearing to be heard for or against any part of the budget or the proposed increases in tax levies have been given the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners duly considered all testimony and other matters pertaining to said budgets and tax levies; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners had made amendments to the 2003 preliminary budget, as shown on Attachment A; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has adopted the Annual Road Construction Program for 2003 per Resolution 2002-72; and
WHEREAS, the final budgets for the various departments of Current Expense Fund, and various Special Revenue Funds, Capital Improvement Fund, Enterprise Funds and Internal Service Funds are set forth in Attachment "B"; and
WHEREAS, Skamania County must create its own Health Department and Board of Health due to the dissolution of Southwest Washington Health District and will contract with Clark County Health Department for two years to provide services to Skamania County. Funds for such services will be place in a new fund called “Public Health” (0010.355).
WHEREAS, the County’s Veteran’s Relief Fund receives a small portion of the County’s Current Expense Levy. Given that this fund has sufficient funds to cover anticipated expenses for several years, the Current Expense Fund will retain the levy funds in 2003, as allowed in RCW 73.08.030; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Guild and Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement had openers for wage and health benefits for 2003 and an agreement has not be settled or executed at the time of adoption of the 2003 budget; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board that any retroactive provision for wage adjustment at a rate determined by the Board for the non-bargaining personnel will have the same effective date as the earliest retroactive date of as either the Sheriff’s Guild or the Public Works Union Collective Bargaining Agreement, but in no case earlier than January 1, 2003; and
WHEREAS, changes in state funding to counties, and potentially state and local funding, will change during 2003 due to state revenue shortfalls, and poor economic conditions, and these events may have a significant impact on various programs and services provided by the County, that require a periodic review of the status of revenues and expenditures and the establishment of funding of priorities for future years;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the 2003 budget for Skamania County in the amount of $8,762,605 for the Current Expense Fund and $12,801,748 for all other County funds, for a total budget of $21,564,353 is hereby adopted as set forth in Attachment "A", with the following conditions:
1) No department or fund may add personnel positions, increase hours of service budgeted, or change the pay rate of employees, as set forth in the attached final budget documentation, without the written permission of the Board of Commissioners; and
2) No market position adjustments will be implemented without the written approval of the Board of Commissioners and no reclassifications, range adjustments or assignment of ranges of new positions will be implemented without a recommendation from the Personnel Committee and final written approval by the Board of Commissioners; and
3) No department or fund may purchase capital equipment (a piece of equipment costing $1,000.00 or more) that is not specifically listed in Attachment A of the final budget documentation without the written permission of the Board of Commissioners; and
3) No department will spend in excess of its total expenditures and other financial uses. Non-expenditures (ending fund balances and interfund loan payments) shall not be considered as part of this expenditure authorization except for the express purpose of ending fund balance or interfund loan payments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a new department in the Current Expense Fund called “Public Health” (0010.355) is hereby created for the purpose of funding public health; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT given that the Veteran’s Relief Fund has sufficient funds to cover anticipated expenses, the funds levied will be retained in the Current Expense Fund in 2003, as allowed in RCW 73.08.030; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a budget planning process will commence in January that is intended to develop a budget plan for the balance of 2003 to reduce the 2003 budget by $500,000 in annual operating costs (saving approximately $250,000 in the second half of 2003); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Board of Commissioners intends to make revisions to the budget by July 1, 2003 that will reduce up to $250,000 in expenditures for the last half of 2003 following a public hearing process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Board of Commissioners will continue implementing the Skamania Forward recommendations and initiate a process to determine service priorities for the mid-year review and future budgets; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT Board of Commissioners intends that any retroactive provision for wage adjustment or health insurance adjustment at a rate determined by the Board for the non-bargaining personnel will have the same effective date as the earliest retroactive date of either the Sheriff’s Guild or the Public Works Union Collective Bargaining Agreement, but in no case earlier than January 1, 2003.
PASSED IN REGULAR SESSION this 30th day of December, 2002
ATTACHMENT "A"
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CURRENT EXPENSE FUND | | |
| BOUNDARY REVIEW BOARD | 4,574 |
| COMMISSIONERS | 434,412 |
| SUPERIOR COURT | 206,362 |
| CLERK | 219,509 |
| DISTRICT COURT | 264,071 |
| TREASURER | 213,908 |
| AUDITOR | 335,736 |
| ASSESSOR | 330,741 |
| BOARD OF EQUALIZATION | 5,662 |
| PROSECUTOR | 359,153 |
| SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT | 65,485 |
| CIVIL SERVICE | 10,921 |
| BUILDINGS & GROUNDS | 1,000,037 |
| SHERIFF | 1,812,085 |
| PROBATION | 18,568 |
| JAIL | 723,967 |
| JAIL WORK CREW | 134,155 |
| BUILDING & WELL | 158,579 |
| JUVENILE | 235,745 |
| NOXIOUS WEED | 163,824 |
| ANIMAL CONTROL | 51,763 |
| PLANNING | 575,782 |
| CORONER | 11,580 |
| COOPERATIVE EXTENSION | 117,069 |
| COMMUNITY EVENTS AND RECREATION | 201,138 |
| SWIM POOL | 105,508 |
| PUBLIC HEALTH | 253,155 |
| GENERAL SERVICES | 657,269 |
| OPERATING TRANSFERS OUT | 91,847 |
| NON DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES | 0 |
| SUBTOTAL CURRENT EXPENSE | $ 8,762,605 |
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SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | | |
| C/R INSURANCE | 75,000 |
| C/R CONTINGENT LIABILITY | 75,000 |
| C/R SALARIES, WAGES & BENEFITS | 100,000 |
| C/R LOAN FUND | 700,000 |
| HOTEL/MOTEL TAX | 14,500 |
| CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION | 10,104 |
| LAW LIBRARY | 45,950 |
| BOATING SAFETY | 8,038 |
| SHERIFF DRUG INVESTIGATION FUND | 12,658 |
| E911 SERVICES | 352,575 |
| SHERIFF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FUND | 8,500 |
| COUNSELING CENTER - SUBSTANCE ABUSE | 94,355 |
| COUNSELING CENTER - MENTAL HEALTH | 450,503 |
| COUNSELING CENTER - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | 97,530 |
| FAIR FUND | 118,726 |
| SENIOR SERVICES | 966,963 |
| VETERAN'S RELIEF FUND | 40,180 |
| ELECTION RESERVE | 143,795 |
| AUDITOR'S O & M | 75,722 |
| TITLE III CONTINGENCY | 75,000 |
| TITLE III - SHERIFF PROJECT - SEARCH & RESCUE | 161,461 |
| TITLE III - JAIL WORK CREW | 82,172 |
| TITLE III - EXTENSION AGENT - FIREWISE | 60,175 |
| TITLE III - SCHOOL SUMMER SUCCESS | 217,126 |
| TITLE III - NCEMS - ST HELENS | 35,000 |
| TITLE III - SECRETS TO LEARNING | 24,487 |
| COUNTY ROAD | $ 3,828,785 |
| SUBTOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | $ 7,874,305 |
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND | $ 2,180,350 | |
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ENTERPRISE FUND - SOLID WASTE | $ 693,422 | |
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INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS | | |
| EQUIPMENT RENTAL & REVOLVING | 1,667,934 |
| CENTRAL SERVICES | 365,510 |
| SUBTOTAL INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS | $ 2,033,444 |
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GRAND TOTAL | $ 21,564,353 | |