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JEFFERSON COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
July 19, 2017
8:30 am
First Floor Conference Room
Members:
Amanda Hamilton
Anne Sears
Barbara Carr
Carol Palmer
Cathy Taylor
David Stanko
David Sullivan
Erin Lundgren
Janet Holbrook
Jeff Chapman
Jill Landes
Jodi Adams
Joe Nole
Judy Shepherd
Kate Dean
Kathleen Kler
Keith Harper
Laura Lewis
Lauralee Keisel
Leanne Dotson
Lori Bailey
Lynn Sterbenz
Mark McCauley
Matt Tyler
Monte Reinders
Ruth Gordon
Sarah Martin
Sophie Nordstrom
Stacie Prada
Su Tipton
Susan Parke
Tammey Newton
Tanda McMillin
Tracie Bick
Veronica Shaw
Vicki Kirkpatrick
Also attending: Susan Zoya, Odette Oppe
Order of Business
Meeting called to order at 8:30am Rose Ann
Request for additional agenda items/approve agenda Rose Ann
Add: Introductions
Call for approval of the June 21, 2017 minutes Rose Ann
1st Ruth Gordon
2nd Michael Haas
All in Favor
Reports
Expense Reports Rose Ann
General Fund Rose Ann
Department reports Dept reps
Other Funds Rose Ann
Department reports Dept reps
Revenue Reports Stacie
General Fund at $10,686,214 – 59.2% of the 2017 annual budget which is slightly
higher than previous years. Investment Income is up thus increasing Treasurer
Investment fees. DNR Timber is down significantly at $4,800 year to date when it was
$225k this time last year and $325k in 2015.
Follow-up on DNR Timber down turn by Kathleen Kler & Stacie Prada: a) More lands are
moving to conservation, b) land transfers, and c) DNR is changing to gain more non-
timber revenue which will impact the county’s revenue.
Other Funds at $14,898,035 – 47.5% of 2017 budget which is slightly higher than the
past two years. Crime Victim’s Services is double what it was this time the past two
years.
General Fund Cash Balance - $6,593,259 which includes the $2.59 million budgeted and
required reserve. This is in line with our typical pattern over the last nine years.
General Sales Tax Receipts - $273,577 which includes $65,229 for Special Purpose in
June 2017 which for the year is 7% higher for sales tax and 5.5% over for Special
Purpose. Cumulatively, sales tax revenues were 3.5% over projection for the month
and 6.7% over projections for year to date.
REET Receipts - $147,551 in June which is 9% over budget for the month and down
39% from this month last year. Last June there was a sale of 11,700 acres from $27.4
million that skewed the revenue. This June we had 16 sales between $500-$1 million
and one sale at $1.05 million. Most of the sales over $500k were waterfront single
family residences. The property that sold at $1.05 million was 153 acres in Chimacum
that sold from Merrill and Ring to Trust for Public Land and was then conveyed to the
Navy. Last year’s highest property sold was $600k.
21% of REET collected this month was in the City of Port Townsend compared to 39%
last month and 32% in April.
Hotel/Motel Lodging Tax - $31,485 in June which is 7% over this month last year and
21% over budget. Total revenue is 28% over budget for the year.
Budget Anne / Philip
Mark McCauley, Central Services Director, presented changes to the resolution to be
submitted to the BOCC next Monday, July 24, 2017. Also spoke to Courthouse security
changes..
Anne Sears presented the 2018 Budget Projection and Five-Year Budget Outlook.
Motion to Adjourn Rose Ann
1st Ruth Gordon
2nd Michael Haas
All in Favor
Meeting adjourned at 9:55am
Next meetings are August 16, September 20, October 18, and November 15, 2017.
Meetings scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month except December of each year.