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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9-26-18 Budget Meeeting MinutesJEFFERSON COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE September 26, 2018 Minutes Members: Amanda Hamilton Anne Sears 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 Lauralee Keisel Leanne Dotson Lori Bailey Lysa Phillis Mark McCauley Matt Tyler Michael Haas Monte Reinders Patty Charnas Philip Hunsucker Philip Morley Renee Talley Rose Ann Carroll Ruth Gordon Sophie Nordstrom Stacie Prada Su Tipton Susan Parke Tammey Newton Tanda McMillin Tracie Bick Veronica Shaw Vicki Kirkpatrick Willie Bence Order of Business Meeting called to order Mark Request for additional agenda items/approve agenda Mark Rose Ann – LEAN Training 1st Kate / 2nd Ruth / All Approved Call for approval of the August 29, 2018 Minutes Mark 1st Stacie / 2nd Ruth / All Approved Rose Ann - LEAN Training can be available in Jan-Feb 2019. Let her know about interest in your department. Reports Expense Report Rose Ann Revenue Reports Stacie  General Fund at $13,595,799 – 73.1% of the 2018 annual budget which is higher than this time for previous years. PILT accounts for most of it. Distribution of DNR PILT was done and you’ll notice that amount of $127,834 in the Refund of Expenditure line item at the bottom. The 2nd quarter appropriation listing additional revenue for Superior Court has been noted in their 2018 Budget amount.  Other Funds at $20,700,968 – 66.6% of 2018 budget which is slightly higher than the last two years. Fund numbers in the second column with asterisks next to them note that the 2018 Budget amount has been modified in a quarterly appropriation. They include 108, 113, 127, 143, and 148.  General Fund Cash Balance - $5,237,488 at the end of August which includes the $2.65 million budgeted and required reserve. It’s up 2.5% from this time last year but still following our trend line. The 10% reserve amount adjusted slightly to reflect 1st and 2nd quarter appropriations.  General Sales Tax Receipts - $406,836 which includes $97,261 for Special Purpose in August 2018. Sales tax is 2.33% over budget for the year so far, and Special Purpose is 2.7% over. Cumulatively they’re 0.3% over for the month and 2.4% over budget for the year.  REET Receipts - $131,097 in August which is 47.6% over budget for the month and almost about 20% higher than this month last year. For the year it’s 27% over budget. We had one sales over $1 million at $1.4 Million for five acres waterfront in Sequim. We had eight sales over half a million that were all single family residences. Six were in Port Ludlow, one in Nordland and one in Quilcene.  Hotel/Motel Lodging Tax - $64,934 in August which is about the same as this month last year. It’s 5% over budget for the month and 8.8% over budget year to date. 2019 Budget Mark  Proposed concept for treatment of funds received through federal PILT and second issue of how PILT is disclosed in the revenue budget was discussed.  Summary of Adds for 2019 Budget shared. Adjourned at 9:27 am. Mark 1st Ruth / 2nd Jodi / All approved. REMINDERS: Oct 1 - 10, 2018 – 2019 Budgets Meetings with Departments. Oct 10, 2018 – 3rd Quarter Supplemental – BOCC Hearing 2018 Upcoming monthly budget meetings are Oct 31, Nov 28.