ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
- MINUTES OF MEETING
REGULAR SESSION
- DECEMBER 10, 2001
The
Board of Island County Commissioners (including Diking Improvement District #4)
met in Regular Session 10 December 2001 at 9:30 a.m., in the Island County
Courthouse Annex Hearing Room, Coupeville, Wa., with William F. Thorn, Chairman;
Mike Shelton, Member; and Wm. L. McDowell, Member, present. By unanimous motion, the Board approved and
signed the minutes from November 26 and December 3, 2001, regular meetings.
VOUCHERS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS
The following
vouchers/warrants were approved for payment by unanimous motion of the
Board: Voucher (War.) #112714 - #113104. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .. $440,161.17.
Hiring Requests
& Personnel Actions
As
presented by Dick Toft, Human Resource Director, the Board by unanimous motion,
approved
the following personnel action authorization:
Dept. PAA # Description
Position # Action Eff. Date
Health
126/01 Project Asst. 2421.00 *New
Position 1/1/02
*Grant
Dependent – Consolidated Health
Contract - DOH #C08645
EMPLOYEE AWARDS
Employee Service Awards
Junko Morrell Treasurer’s Office 15 years
Nancy Holbrook Solid Waste Department 5 years
Employee of the Month – November
Bob Clark,
Sheriff's Office
APPOINTMENTS & REAPPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES
The
Board made the following appointment and reappointments by unanimous motion, as
follows:
Board of Trustees, Camano Mosquito Abatement District
Reappointments
– 2 year terms to expire January 1, 2004
Candace
Lowder, Camano Island
Roger
Nelson, Camano Island
Island County Planning Commission
Reappointed
Anne Pringle, Freeland, to a 4-year term to 1/2/06
Appointed Henry Powers, Oak Harbor, to refill vacancy created by resignation
of
E. T. Silvers, remainder of term to 1/2/04
Island Transit Board of Directors
Reappointed County Legislative Body Representatives on Island Transit Board
of
Directors effective 1/1/02: William F. Thorn and Wm. L. McDowell.
Island County Commissioner Committee
Assignments for 2002
The
Board, by unanimous motion, approved
the County Commissioner Committee Assignments
for the year 2002, outlining the various boards and committees each member will serve on for the year
2002, appointed by the Board, and those assignments made by resolution or
mandate.
ResOLUTION
#C-167-01 Authorizing and Increasing Petty Cash,
Change
and Revolving Funds
The
Board, as discussed with the Auditor during
Staff Session December 3rd, approved and adopted, by
unanimous motion, Resolution #C-167-01
Authorizing and Increasing Petty Cash, Change and Revolving Funds.
BEFORE
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF
AUTHORIZING AND
INCREASING CERTAIN PETTY
CASH, CHANGE, RESOLUTION C-167-01
AND REVOLVING FUNDS WITHIN
ISLAND COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Island County Board of County Commissioners has, by
resolutions duly adopted and established petty cash funds, change funds, and
revolving funds for the Island County funds and departments under its
jurisdiction over a period of many years; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of C-114-01
by the Board of Commissioners on August 27, 2001, established Policies and
Procedures with respect to petty cash and change funds; and
WHEREAS, the Island County Auditor’s Office has reviewed the petty cash
and change funds as shown on Exhibit A and recommends each fund be authorized
as shown; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the fund
shown on Exhibit A be authorized as shown.
ADOPTED this 10th day of December, 2001.
Board of County Commissioners
Island
County Washington
William F. Thorn, Chairman
Mike
Shelton, Member
ATTEST: Wm. L. McDowell, Member
Elaine
Marlow, Clerk of the Board
[copy of Exhibit A on file with the Clerk
of the Board] BICC 01-791
HEALTH CONTRACT APPROVED - #HS-11-01 (1) Catholic
Community Services of Western Washington -
Chemical Dependency Treatment Services
The Board approved by unanimous motion, Contract
#HS-11-01 (1) with Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, to
increase contract amount to correct allocation dollar amounts for the 2001-2003
biennium, in an amended amount of $11,401.00, and new total in the amount of
$555,076, contract period July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2003.
Resolution #C-168-01
Redistricting Island
County Commissioner Districts
As a follow-on to the Public Hearing held on December 3rd
on Resolution #C-137-01, redistricting of Island County Commissioner Districts in accordance with RCW
29.70.100, the Board considered now a proposed resolution in the matter of matter of Redistricting
Island County Commissioner Districts Pursuant to RCW 29.70.100. As explained at last week’s hearing by David L. Jamieson, Jr.., Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney, the Board was not
to adopt an actual redistricting plan
for at least one week.
By
unanimous motion, the Board adopted Resolution #C-168-01 in the matter of redistricting
Island County Commissioner Districts, adopting
the redistricting plan of the Island County Commissioner Electoral Districts attached as Exhibit A.
BEFORE
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN
THE MATTER OF REDISTRICTING )
ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER ) RESOLUTION NO. C-168-01
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of each county to review and redistrict its county commissioner electoral districts, if necessary, based on population information from the most recent federal decennial census;
WHEREAS, the federal decennial census information has been received, and the population of the commissioner districts merits amendment in accordance with RCW 29.70.100;
WHEREAS, a plan has been prepared through the coordinated efforts of the Island County Auditor and the Central Services Department, shown as Exhibit A attached hereto;
WHEREAS, the redistricting plan would move the Polnell precinct from Commissioner District No. 3 to Commissioner District No. 2, move the Penn Cove precinct from Commissioner District No. 2 to Commissioner District No. 1, and divide the current Westview and Hastie Lake precincts creating two new precincts, Fort Nugent and West Beach, with the areas covered by the new Fort Nugent and West Beach precincts being retained in Commissioner District No. 2 and the areas covered by the amended Westview and Hastie Lake precincts being moved from Commissioner District No. 2 to Commissioner District No. 1;
WHEREAS, the proposed redistricting plan would create county commissioner electoral districts of nearly equal population, with a population deviation between the largest and smallest district being only .9%, less than one-percent;
WHEREAS, the proposed redistricting plan meets the following required redistricting criteria:
· Each commissioner district is as nearly equal in population as possible;
· Each district is as compact as possible;
· Each district consists of a geographically contiguous area;
· Population data is not used for the purposes of favoring or disfavoring any racial group or political party; and
· To the extent feasible, the district boundaries coincide with existing natural boundaries and to the extent possible preserve communities of related and mutual interests;
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 29.70.100, the Board held a public hearing on December 3, 2001 on the proposed redistricting plan; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the redistricting plan of the Island County Commissioner Electoral Districts attached as Exhibit A is adopted.
DATED this 10 day of December, 2001.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
William F. Thorn, Chairman
Mike Shelton, Member
Wm. L. McDowell, Member
Attest: Elaine
Marlow
Clerk
of the Board BICC
01-793
[Exhibit
A on file with the Clerk of the Board]
Resolution #C-138-01 In the Matter of Dividing and
Creating New Election Precincts
Following
action to adopt the redistricting plan of the Island County
Commissioner Electoral Districts, the
Board by unanimous motion approved
Resolution #C-138-01, in the matter of dividing and creating new election precincts:
dividing Hastie Lake and
Westview precincts into four precincts, the two new election precincts to be known as West Beach and Fort Nugent,
described in Exhibits A and B of the Resolution.
BEFORE
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF DIVIDING
AND )
CREATING NEW ELECTION
PRECINCTS ) RESOLUTION
#C-138-01
WHEREAS,
RCW 29.04.040 provides for the creating, dividing or altering of election
precincts by the Board of County
Commissioners;
WHEREAS, Washington State statute allows
a maximum of 90 voters in any one
electronic voting system precinct; and
WHEREAS, in redistricting County
Commissioner Districts it is necessary to divide the current Hastie Lake and
Westview precincts into four precincts; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that new election
precincts known as West Beach and Fort
Nugent are created, with their respective
boundaries set and the boundaries of Hastie
Lake and Westview precincts amended, as
shown on Exhibits A and B, attached hereto.
Adopted this 10 day of December, 2001.
BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Island County, Wa.
William
F. Thorn, Chairman
Mike
Shelton, Member
Wm.
L. McDowell, Member
ATTEST:
Elaine Marlow, Clark of the Board BICC
01-794
EXHIBIT A
In Section 18, Township 32 N, Range 1
EWM, Section 16, Township 32 N, Range 1EWM, Section 17, Township 32 N, Range 1
EWM and Section 21, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, the boundary of Hastie Lake
Precinct follows the below described line.
Beginning at the intersection of Van
Dam Road and Zylstra Road in Section 18, Township 32 N,
Range 1 EWM. Continue Northerly and Easterly along the centerline of Zylstra
Road to the intersection of Zylstra Road and Hastie Lake Road; Continue
Easterly and Southerly along the centerline of Hastie Lake Road to the
intersection of Hastie Lake Road and Hwy 20.
Thence Northeasterly along the centerline of Hwy 20 to the intersection
of Hwy 20 and Monroe Landing Road.
South along the centerline of Monroe Landing Road to the Southeast
corner of the Northeast quarter of Section 21, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM. West along the south line of said quarter
section to the Southwest corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest
quarter of Section 21, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM. Continue North along the West line to the North line of said
section. Thence West along the South
lines of Section 16, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, Section 17, Township 32 N,
Range 1 EWM and Section 18, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM to the intersection of
Van Dam Road and Zylstra Road to the point of beginning.
In Section 13, Township 32 N, Range 1
WWM, Section 18, Township 32 N, Range
1EWM and Section 19, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, the boundary of Westview
precinct follows the below described line.
Beginning at the intersection of West
Beach Road and Hastie Lake Road in Section 13, Township 32 N, Range 1 WWM. Continue West along the centerline of
Hastie Lake Road to the intersection of Hastie Lake Road and Zylstra Road. Continue Southerly and Westerly along the
centerline of Zylstra Road to the intersection of Zylstra Road and Arnold
Road. Thence West to a point which is
520 feet, more or less, North of the Southwest corner of Section 19, Township
32 N, Range 1E. Continue North along
the West line of said Section to the Northwest corner of Section 19, Township
32 N, Range 1 EWM. Thence West along
North line of Section 24, Township 32, Range 1WWM to the shoreline. Continue Northerly and Easterly along the
shoreline to a point West of the intersection of West Beach Road and Hastie
Lake Road. Thence East to the
intersection of West Beach Road and Hastie Lake Road to the point of beginning.
EXHIBIT B
West Beach Precinct
Beginning at the intersection of Fort Nugent
Road and West Beach Road, the centerline of Fort Nugent Road also being the
North line of Section 7, Township 32, Range 1 EWM; continue East along the centerline of Fort Nugent Road to the
intersection of Fort Nugent Road and Zylstra Road. Thence Southerly and Westerly along the centerline of Zylstra
Road to the intersection of Zylstra Road and Hastie Lake Road. West along the centerline of Hastie Lake
Road to the intersection of Hastie Lake Road and West Beach Road, continuing
west to the shoreline. Thence
Northeasterly along the shoreline to a point which is directly West of the
intersection of Fort Nugent Road and West Beach Road, continue East to the said
intersection to point of beginning.
In Section 3, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM,
Section 8, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, Section 9, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM,
Section 10, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, Section 15, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM,
Section 16, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM and Section 17, Township 32 N, Range 1
EWM, the boundary of Fort Nugent Precinct follows the below described
line.
Beginning at the intersection of Hastie
Lake Road and Zylstra Road on the common line between Section 17, Township 32
N, Range 1 EWM and Section 18, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, continue Northerly
and Easterly along the centerline of Zylstra Road to the North line of Section
8, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM; Thence East along the North line of Section 8,
Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, Section 9, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM and Section
10, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM to the centerline of State Highway 20. Continue Southerly and Westerly along
centerline of State Highway 20 to the intersection of State Highway 20 and
Hastie Lake Road; Thence Westerly and Northerly along the centerline of Hastie
Lake Road to the intersection of Zylstra Road and Hastie Lake Road to the point
of beginning. Together with the Plat of
Dawn Crest, Division 1, located in Section 3, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM, as
recorded under Auditor File Number 84002796 in Volume 13, Page 34 in the book
of Plats, Records of Island County, Washington. Excepting out the following: the Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 32 N, Range 1 EWM. Also excepting the West 330 feet, more or
less, of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township
32 N, Range 1 EWM lying Southerly and Westerly of the Plat of West Ridge, as
recorded under Auditor File Number 228325 in Volume 11, Page 17 in the book of
Plats, Records of Island County, Washington. Excepting out the Plat of Harbor
Vista Estates, as recorded under Auditor File Number 93022265 in Volume 13,
Page 98 in the book of Plats, Records of Island County, Washington. Also excepting out the Plat of The Heights, as
recorded under Auditor File Number 95007708 in Volume 13, Page 118 in the book
of Plats, records of Island County, Washington.
Resolution
#C-169-01/R-69-01 – Annual Road
Construction Program for year 2002 and ER&R Fund Equipment Purchases 2002
Bill
Oakes, Public Works Director, and Dick Snyder, County Engineer, presented for
the Board’s approval, Resolution R-69-01 approving the Annual Road Construction Program for year
2002 and the ER&R Fund Equipment
Purchases for 2002. The Board had an
opportunity to discuss this with staff at a recent Staff Session. Mr.
Snyder confirmed that the Annual Construction Program – 2002 attachment
now: (1) explains funding on multiple-funded projects; (2) adds $190,000
for Old County Road improvement.
By
unanimous motion, the Board adopted
Resolution #C-169-01/R-69-01 approving the Annual Road Construction Program for year 2002 and the ER&R Fund Equipment Purchases for
2002.
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION
OF )
THE ANNUAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION )
RESOLUTION #C-169-01
PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR 2002
) R-69-01
WHEREAS,
it is required by RCW 36.81.130 that the Annual Road Construction Program be
adopted prior to the Annual Budget; and
WHEREAS,
the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program was adopted at public hearing as required by law on July 16, 2001;
and
WHEREAS,
the Board of County Commissioners has reviewed the work accomplished under the
current Six-Year Program to determine current needs in order to revise and extend
the comprehensive road program; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE
IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the attached list of projects as selected from the
aforementioned Six-year Transportation Improvement Program with 2002 Proposed
Equipment Purchases by ER&R Fund be adopted.
PASSED
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE AND ADOPTED this 10th
day of December, 2001.
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
William
F. Thorn, Chairman
Mike
Shelton, Member
Wm.
L. McDowell, Member
ATTEST:
Elaine
Marlow, Clerk of the Board
[Attached Annual Construction
Program-2002 and 2002 ER&R Budget Equipment
Purchases placed on file in the County Engineer’s Office and the Clerk of the Board]
WSDOT Maintenance
Facility/Patmore Pit Exchange
The
Board on October 22, 2001 approved a letter to the Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
agreeing with their proposal to
re-bid the scaled back project for WSDOT Whidbey Maintenance Facility
[WSDOT/Island County (Patmore) Land Exchange]. Mr. Oakes reported today that
the State’s re-bid resulted in four
bids. Island County Public Works
originally committed about $290,000
plus 10 acres at Patmore for this land/facility swap, and had expected to
commit an additional $45,000 to $60,000; however, the actual figure [with the new bid] represents about $66,000
over original estimate, to be equally split with WSDOT.
By
unanimous motion, the Board agreed to revise the understanding with WSDOT on
the bid for the Whidbey Maintenance Facility as stated by Mr. Oakes,
acknowledging that Island County’s share will go up by $33,000 from what was stated in the 10/22/01 letter.
HEARING
HELD: Franchise #100(4)R, Clinton Water
District
renewal
of existing water distribution system
As
advertised, a Public Hearing was held at 10:20 a.m. to consider the request for
renewal of Franchise #100(4)R by
Clinton Water District, for
existing water distribution system located in Sec. 1, Twp. 28N., R 3E.,
Sec. 6, Twp 28N, Rge. 4E, Secs. 24/25/26/35/36, Twp. 29N., Rge 3E, Sec.
19/30/31, Twp 29N., Rge 4E.
Mr.
Oakes summarized from Dick Snyder’s
October 30th memorandum that the District has no plans for
expansion of the current system; all departments requested to comment responded
with no objection; Prosecuting Attorney’s office reviewed and approved the documents as to form, and reviewed and
approved by Risk Management.
At
the time of hearing, no one was present in the audience to comment either for
or against said franchise renewal.
By
unanimous motion, the Board approved
Franchise #100(4)R, Clinton Water District, renewal for existing water distribution system located
in Sec. 1, Twp. 28N., R 3E., Sec. 6, Twp 28N, Rge. 4E, Secs.
24/25/26/35/36, Twp. 29N., Rge 3E, Sec. 19/30/31, Twp 29N., Rge 4E.
HEARING
HELD: Franchise #31, Jeff Holbeck,
Sewer collection system; Plat of Evergreen Acres, Div. No. 1, Camano Island
A
Public Hearing was held at 10:25 a.m. as advertised, to consider Franchise #31,
a new application, by Jeff Holbeck for
a new sewer collection system in County right-of-way in the Plat of Evergreen
Acres, Div. No. 1, Sec. 30, Twp. 32N, Rge 3E., Camano Island.
Mr.
Oakes advised that per Mr. Snyder’s November 14th memorandum there
are no plans to expand the current system; and all departments requested to
comment responded with no objection; Prosecuting Attorney’s office reviewed and
approved the documents as to form, and
reviewed and approved by Risk Management.
At
the time of hearing, no one in the
audience indicated a desire to speak either for or against the approval of
franchise application as requested.
By
unanimous motion, the Board approved Franchise #31 by Jeff Holbeck for sewer collection system, in the Plat of Evergreen Acres, Div. No. 1, Sec.
30, Twp. 32N, Rge 3E.
Final SPR 079/94 Approved -
Useless Bay Village Square
The Board received for approval, final Site Plan Review
079/94 by H & H Properties, Inc.
for Useless Bay Village Square, a mixed
use residential-commercial project located on the south side of SR 525 and on
the east side of McDonald Drive in the Useless Bay area. Assessor Parcel Numbers R32918-502-0900,
S8340-17-00998-0, S8340-10-00044-0, & S8340-10-00045-0, in the West ½ of
the NW 1/4 of Section 18, Township 29 North, Range 2 East, W.M.
At
the time of consideration, Bill Sievers and Bob Olson, representing H & H
Properties, as well as Sharon
Hart, Executive Director, EDC, were
present.
Debra
Little, Planning Manager, made the presentation on behalf of staff. The site plan review application
was granted conditional preliminary approval by the Hearing Examiner on August 12, 1996. Staff reviewed the application for final
approval and confirmed all conditions of preliminary approval were met, and
that the site plan confirms to the requirements of Final Site Plan Review in
ICC 16.15 prior to December 1, 1998.
Staff recommended that the Board grant final site plan approval.
By
unanimous motion, the Board granted
approval of Final Site Plan
Review 079/94 by H & H Properties, Inc.
for Useless Bay Village Square, a mixed
use residential-commercial project located on the south side of SR 525 and on
the east side of McDonald Drive in the Useless Bay area. Assessor Parcel Numbers R32918-502-0900,
S8340-17-00998-0, S8340-10-00044-0, & S8340-10-00045-0, in the West ½ of
the NW 1/4 of Section 18, Township 29 North, Range 2 East, W.M.
BEFORE THE BOARD OF
ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ISLAND COUNTY,
WASHINGTON
Application: Final Site Plan SPR 079/94
Name and Address of Agent, Applicant, and
Owner:
|
Agents,
Applicants & Owners: |
|
William Sievers & Robert B. Olson |
|
H
& H Properties, Inc. |
|
15821
SR 525 |
|
Langley, WA 98260 |
Requesting
The Following:
Approval of a Final Site Plan for Useless Bay Village Square, a mixed
use residential-commercial project.
Upon
The Following Property:
The subject parcel is located on the south side of SR 525 and on the
east side of McDonald Drive in the Useless Bay area on south Whidbey Island,
Island County, Washington, in the West ½ of the NW 1/4 of Section 18, Township
29 North, Range 2 East, W.M. (Assessor
Parcel Numbers R32918-502-0900, S8340-17-00998-0, S8340-10-00044-0, &
S8340-10-00045-0)
Island
County Staff Recommendation: Approval for recording.
Director’s Approval
Phillip Bakke,
Director
Planning and Community
Development Department
Board
of Island County Commissioner Decision:
APPROVED
AND ADOPTED this 10th day of December, 2001.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
William F. Thorn,
Chairman
Mike Shelton, Member
Wm. L. McDowell,
Member
ATTEST:
Elaine Marlow,
Clerk of the Board
PUBLIC
HEARING SCHEDULED: Resolution
#C-170-01 (PLG-031-01)
Amending
Island County Building Permit Valuation Schedule
As
presented by Phil Bakke, Planning and Community Development Director, the Board by unanimous motion, scheduled a public hearing to
consider Resolution #C-170-01
(PLG-031-01) in the matter of amending the Island County Building Permit
Valuation Schedule on December 24, 2001
at 9:40 a.m.
Hearing Held – Island County 2002 Budget Adoption
A Public Hearing was
held at 1:30 p.m., continued from December 3, 2001, to consider the following
2002 Island County Budget Resolutions:
Res.
C-142-01 Fixing and Adopting the Final Budgets for
Island County Current Expense Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and Diking District
#4 Fund for Fiscal Year 2002
Res.
C-143-01 Increasing the Taxing District’s Prior Year’s
Levy Amount for Collection in Fiscal Year 2002 for the County Current Expense
Levy
Res.
C-144-01 Increasing the Taxing District’s Prior Year’s
Levy Amount for Collection in Fiscal Year 2002 for the County Roads Levy
Res.
C-145-01 Increasing the Taxing District’s Prior Year’s
Levy Amount for Collection in Fiscal Year 2002 for the County Conservation
Futures Levy
A number of County Elected Officials, Appointed Department Heads and staff
attended the hearing. Rick Levine,
Whidbey News Times, was present.
As agreed at the
December 3rd hearing, based
on projected shortfall in the 2002
budget, the Chairman sent a Memorandum
to Elected Officials and Appointed
Department Heads requesting for Current Expense, submittal of a proposed
budget reduction of 6% for planning purposes using the Budget Director’s new
data sheet, not submitted budgets. Those submittals were tallied by the Budget
Director, and a summary sheet provided today as a hand-out, with the submitted
budget cuts totaling $822,820, resulting in
expenditures after proposed
reductions in the amount of
$17,404,241.00.
Chairman Thorn noted that some cuts proposed
were very draconian and would cut way
into the bone in several cases; in other cases some of the smaller departments
just had nothing to reduce. A quick
review shows a net difference of $281,000 deficit without use of any
reserve. He suggested considering,
using the deficit figure $281,000 which includes doubling line #82:
1. Restore
$220,000 of proposed cuts
2. Consider $50,000 on the expenditure for equipment
reserve fund for replacements
3. Decide
amount of reserves to use - $500,000 -
$600,000 [absolute maximum]
Using today’s hand-out from the Budget Director, the Board went through each line item and accepted or rejected the proposed cuts initially, coming back to
those with questions for further
review. The result was that all
proposed cuts were accepted this round, except the following:
Coroner:
Proposed $10,247 reduction from M&O too drastic; with the
small office, and the uncertainty
of the number of autopsies for 2002,
the Board did not make that cut.
Sheriff: Proposed reduction $282,000.
The Board felt this was one of the
last
areas
to cut, would equate to 5 deputies and was not willing to make that deep a cut
and reduced that to $60,000.
The Chairman commented
on the proposal submitted from
Maintenance, which includes cost saving proposals. The Chair
was impressed with what was proposed and acknowledged the need to
remind departments to continue to do
their part to save energy. Some of the
ideas will initially take some
investment to realize any savings, and some would be part of the
remodel - not a 2002 savings or part of
the $18,965 proposed reduction. He asked that Paul Messner bring his shopping list of other ways to save money to
a future staff session for discussion.
Greg
Banks, Prosecuting Attorney, reflected that his proposed cut was $91,167 representing 6% reduction. He recalled that last week departments were told cut 6% or the Board would do it for them; however, there are a number who did not take a 6% cut and he felt that the Planning
Department and Prosecuting Attorney were
taking a disproportionate hit
and not getting a fair shake, and gave
a couple of examples. Animal control is shown at $169,000, and he questioned was that more important than prosecuting the crimes
they will not be able to prosecute anymore?
Commissioner
McDowell’s personal opinion was that departments like the Prosecuting Attorney
who take the big hit this year would be
last to take a hit next year, and
should things turn around next year, the Prosecutor’s office and others who
participated in the 6% reduction would be the
first to get additional funding.
He suggested that a year from
now the animal control dollar figure would be right on the line for being cut
significantly, and he would not support another cut to the Prosecutor’s budget
next year
The
Chairman was not prepared to make
guarantees for next year, and Commissioner McDowell acknowledged it
probably was not smart to make any promises.
Chairman
Thorn noted having gone through a good
experience with folks coming forward
with some great ideas to make government more efficient, and make the
county more efficient. The
Commissioners have seen a real team
approach in trying to solve this problem. He invited and welcomed
Elected Officials and Department Heads to come forward with any further ideas
at next Monday’s budget hearing.
The
Budget Director will provide on Monday a new worksheet. Preliminary calculations show coming within
about $13,000 to $15,000 of having a balanced budget, using $600,000 from reserve, and without
consideration of initiating a $50,000 equipment replacement fund.
By unanimous motion, the Board continued the public
hearing on the following budget resolutions to December 17, 2001, at 1:30
p.m.:
Res.
C-142-01 Fixing and
Adopting the Final Budgets for Island County Current Expense Fund, Special
Revenue Funds, and Diking District #4 Fund for Fiscal Year 2002
Res.
C-143-01 Increasing
the Taxing District’s Prior Year’s Levy Amount for Collection in Fiscal Year
2002 for the County Current Expense Levy
Res.
C-144-01 Increasing
the Taxing District’s Prior Year’s Levy Amount for Collection in Fiscal Year
2002 for the County Roads Levy
Res.
C-145-01 Increasing the Taxing District’s Prior Year’s Levy Amount
for Collection in Fiscal Year 2002 for the County Conservation Futures Levy
There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. The Board will meet in Regular Session on December 17, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ISLAND COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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William F. Thorn, Chairman
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Mike Shelton, Member
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Wm. L. McDowell, Member
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