City Council - Budget and Finance Committee

Name: City Council - Budget and Finance Committee — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2019-05-06T13:10:00
End: 2019-05-06T15:10:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · May 6, 2019

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Minutes

City of Bellingham Finance, Personnel and Economic Development Committee Minutes May 6, 2019, 1:10 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members, Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone 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. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. 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, Personnel and Economic Development Pinky Vargas, Chair Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone 22298 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Transferring p. 3 Funds Between Departments Within the General Fund and Increasing Appropriation Authority in the Medic One Fund Budget Manager Forrest Longman introduced the ordinance, which amends the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget by transferring funds between departments within the General Fund and adds appropriation authority in the Medic One Fund. Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of the ordinance. Hannah Stone excused, April Barker as stand-in committee member. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Finance, Personnel and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 1 May 6, 2019 22299 2. An Ordinance Reconciling the 2019 Beginning Reserve Balances and p. 8 Actual Beginning Reserve Balances Budget Manager Forrest Longman introduced the ordinance, which will reconcile the 2019 beginning reserve balances and actual beginning reserve balances. April Barker moved to recommend approval. Hannah Stone excused, April Barker as stand-in committee member. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 22300 3. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget, Increasing p. 15 Appropriation Authority in Various Funds to Pay for Goods and Services Authorized in the Previous Biennium Budget Manager Forrest Longman introduced the ordinance which will amend the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget to increase appropriation authority in various funds to pay for goods and services authorized in the previous biennium. Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval. Hannah Stone excused, April Barker as stand-in committee member. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 22301 4. An Ordinance Authorizing Closure of the Paths and Trails Reserve p. 21 Fund and Transfer of the Fund Balance to the Street Fund Budget Manager Forrest Longman introduced the ordinance, which would close the Paths and Trails Reserve Fund and transfer the fund balance to the Street Fund. April Barker moved to recommend approval. Hannah Stone excused, April Barker as stand-in committee member. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment Committee adjourned at 1:24 PM. Finance, Personnel and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 2 May 6, 2019

Agenda

City of Bellingham Finance, Personnel and Economic Development Committee Agenda May 6, 2019, 1:10 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members, Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order 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. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. 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, Personnel and Economic Development Pinky Vargas, Chair Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone 22298 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget Transferring p. 3 Funds Between Departments Within the General Fund and Increasing Appropriation Authority in the Medic One Fund 22299 2. An Ordinance Reconciling the 2019 Beginning Reserve Balances and p. 8 Actual Beginning Reserve Balances 22300 3. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget, Increasing p. 15 Appropriation Authority in Various Funds to Pay for Goods and Services Authorized in the Previous Biennium 22301 4. An Ordinance Authorizing Closure of the Paths and Trails Reserve p. 21 Fund and Transfer of the Fund Balance to the Street Fund Adjournment Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://meetings.cob.org/. 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, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Committee Meetings Monday, May 20, 2019 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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