City Council - Budget and Finance Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · October 7, 2019
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Finance, Personnel and Economic Development Committee Minutes
October 7, 2019, 1:30 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
22444 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget for p. 3
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 106S Salary
Increases
Budget Manager Forrest Longman presented the ordinance.
Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of the ordinance.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
22445 2. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget for p. 8
Bellingham Police Guild Salary and Benefit Increases
Budget Manager Forrest Longman presented the ordinance. Council asked
questions and had a discussion following the presentation.
Hannah Stone moved to recommend approval of the ordinance.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
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October 7, 2019
Adjournment
Committee adjourned at 1:39 PM
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October 7, 2019
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Finance, Personnel and Economic Development Committee Agenda
October 7, 2019, 1:30 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
22444 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget for p. 3
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 106S Salary
Increases
22445 2. An Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget for p. 8
Bellingham Police Guild Salary and Benefit Increases
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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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.
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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, October 21, 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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