HomeMy WebLinkAbout7-25-18 MinutesJEFFERSON COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
July 25, 2018
MINUTES
Members:
Amanda Hamilton
Anne Sears
Art Frank
Barbara Carr
Brenda Huntingford
Carol Palmer
Cathy Taylor
David Stanko
David Sullivan
Erin Lundgren
Janet Holbrook
Jeff Chapman
Jill Landes
Jodi Adams
Judy Shepherd
Kate Dean
Kathleen Kler
Keith Harper
Laura Lewis
Lauralee Keisel
Leanne Dotson
Lori Bailey
Lynn Sterbenz
Lysa Phillis
Mark McCauley
Matt Tyler
Michael Haas
Monte Reinders
Patty Charnas
Philip Hunsucker
Philip Morley
Renee Talley
Rose Ann Carroll
Ruth Gordon
Sarah Martin
Sophie Nordstrom
Stacie Prada
Su Tipton
Susan Parke
Tracie Bick
Veronica Shaw
Vicki Kirkpatrick
Willie Bence
Order of Business
8:30 am - Meeting called to order Mark M
Kathleen Kler resigned from position as Secretary.
Judy Shepherd volunteered to finish the year as Secretary.
Request for additional agenda items/approve agenda Mark M
Introduction: Willie Bence, Emergency Management Director
Call for approval of the June 20, 2018 minutes Mark M
1st Ruth
2nd Philip
All in Favor
Reports
Expense Report Rose Ann
This is the first month reporting real time expenditures that include all payroll up to
July 5 and all June expenditures paid in July. Highlighted lines are actual operating
overages, not salaries and benefits.
Mark: The prior reporting resulted in a double hit in December due to the 13th month. This will
help to alleviate some surprises that occur in December or later.
Revenue Reports Stacie
• General Fund at $11,375,619 – 61.2% of the 2018 annual budget. Property Taxes have leveled
off from last month to be similar to previous years. PILT came in at $1.83 million, and we’re
planning to join the class action lawsuit to obtain the amounts we should have received in past
years. We anticipate that to be approximately $55,000 minus legal fees yet to be determined.
Jeff: JC is joining the class action lawsuit; our portion is approx. $65,000.
Discussion around whether to increase PILT for 2019 budget.
Philip: They will consider increasing PILT for the base budget.
Stacie: WA State DNR PILT will have a correction for the last three years to correct distribution to
Special Taxing Districts.
• Other Funds at $14,568,346 – 47.8% of 2018 budget which is slightly higher than the last two
years.
• General Fund Cash Balance - $6,795,577 at the end of June which includes the $2.65 million
budgeted and required reserve. It’s up 3% from this time last year but still following our trend
line.
• General Sales Tax Receipts - $323,647 which includes $75,141 for Special Purpose in May 2018.
Sales tax is 1.35% over budget for the year so far, and Special Purpose is 1.85% over.
Cumulatively they’re 1.5% over budget for the year.
• REET Receipts - $147,514 in June which is 10% over budget for the month and almost exactly
the same as this month last year. We had one sale at $3 million for a mobile home park in Port
Hadlock. Similar to last year, we had 16 sales over $500,000 and under $1 million in
unincorporated Jefferson County. Seven were single family residences in Port Ludlow. In the
City of PT, there were four sales between $1 -$1.295 million: Union Bank on Sims Way, a
waterfront home by Fort Worden, a commercial building on Washington St and a single family
residence uptown. Excise tax for sales in the city go to the city.
• Hotel/Motel Lodging Tax - $36,556 in June which is 0.7%% higher than year to date this time
last year. It’s 17% over budget for the month and 7.9% over budget year to date.
2019 Budget Update Mark M
Important dates:
8/1/18 Budget Call
9/4/18 Preliminary Budget from Departments are due by 12 noon.
One-Time Revenues and Expenditure Report showing allocation of revenues and the remaining to
be allocated.
Motion to Adjourn at 9:40am Mark M
1st Ruth
2nd Kate
All in Favor
The next meetings are August 29, September 26, October 31, and Nov 28, 2018.
Meetings scheduled for the last Wednesday of each month except December of each year.