City Council - Budget and Finance Committee

City of Bellingham Finance and Personnel Committee Meeting Agenda 03/23/2015, 1:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist, Daniel Hammill All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call Council Standing Committee Meetings: Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below: Finance and Personnel Pinky Vargas Chair Michael Lilliquist; Daniel Hammill 20769 1. 2015/2016 Budget Amendment for Technical p. 1 Support/Applications Specialist for WhatComm AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2015 / 2016 ADOPTED BUDGET APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $72,100.00 IN 2015 AND $88,738.00 IN 2016 FROM ESTIMATED ENDING RESTRICTED RESERVES IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH FUND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADDITION OF ONE NEW POSITION IN THE BELLINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT 20770 2. An Ordinance amending the 2015 Budget authorizing the p. 4 purchase of six new ambulances for $997,181.44 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2015 / 2016 ADOPTED BUDGET INCREASING REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND BY $1,000,000.00 AS A RESULT OF PROCEEDS FROM AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL LOAN AND APPROPRIATING THE ADDITIONAL $1,000,000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF SIX BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AID CARS FOR THE BELLINGHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT 1  Adjournment Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agendas packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public three days prior to the meeting. They are posted at www.cob.org/meetings. The meetings are streamed live on the internet as they occur. Accessibility: The Council Chambers is fully accessible. Elevator access to the second floor is available at City Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available and a receiver may be checked out through the clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, persons are asked to contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Meeting 04/06/2015 Deadline to submit material for the public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting. 2