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JEFFERSON COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE
MINUTES
February 27, 2019
8:30 am
First Floor Conference Room
Members:
Amanda Hamilton
Anne Sears
Barbara Carr
Brenda Huntingford
Carol Palmer
Cathy Taylor
David Sullivan
Erin Lundgren
Greg Brotherton
James Kennedy
Janet Holbrook
Jeff Chapman
Jodi Adams
Joe Nole
Judy Shepherd
Kate Dean
Keith Harper
Lauralee Keisel
Leanne Dotson
Lori Bailey
Lysa Phillis
Mark McCauley
Matt Tyler
Mindy Walker
Monte Reinders
Patty Charnas
Philip Hunsucker
Philip Morley
Renee Talley
Rose Ann Carroll
Ruth Gordon
Sophie Nordstrom
Stacie Prada
Su Tipton
Susan Parke
Tanda McMillin
Tracie Bick
Veronica Shaw
Vicki Kirkpatrick
Willie Bence
Order of Business
Meeting called to order by Mark at 8:30 a.m.
Request for additional agenda items/approve agenda (Mark)
Stacie added Purchase Cards.
Call for approval of the January 30, 2019 minutes (Mark)
1st Ruth, 2nd Greg, Unanimously Approved
Reports
Expense Reports (Judy)
January 2019, General Fund Departments reported 9.08% (w/o Non-Dept.) compared to
8.88% in 2018 and 8.61% in 2017. Other funds are at 7.40% compared to 8.38% in 2018 and
7.52% in 2017. Judy highlighted a few departments who exceeded the YTD % of 8.33%.
Revenue Reports (Stacie)
General Fund at $904,582 – 4.6% of the 2019 annual budget which is typical for the first
month of the year.
Other Funds at $2,227,383 – 6.9% of 2019 Budget which is typical for the first month of the
year. A few funds have been added including 149 Homeless Housing Fund and Fund 109 for
Noxious Weed.
General Fund Cash Balance - $5,320,169 at the end of January which includes the $3.1
million budgeted, required reserve and reserved for one-time expenses. The reserve by
resolution is just the 10% of General Fund Budgeted expenditures and revenue stabilization
equaling $2,763,782. Reserved for one-time expenses is shown. Stacie will provide more
information on her source later.
General Sales Tax Receipts - $337,549 which includes $79,236 for Special Purpose in
January 2019. Sales tax is 22.7 % over budget for 2019 YTD, and Special Purpose is 17.46%
over. Cumulatively they’re 21.4% over budget for the year.
REET Receipts - $64,496 in January which is up 29% from this month last year and 42%
over budget for the month. We had seven sales between $500,000 and one million including
six sales in Port Ludlow and one in Nordland. We had no sales over one million.
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Hotel/Motel Lodging Tax - $29,854 in January which is 44% over budget for the month and
year so far. It’s 22.37% over this time last year.
Purchase Cards (Stacie)
Any unpaid balance exceeding 60 days will cause your card to be suspended. Stacie encouraged all to keep
an accounting of card activity.
Motion to Adjourn (Mark)
1st Ruth, 2nd Stacie, Unanimously Approved
Next meetings are March 27, 2019 and April 24, 2019.
Meetings are scheduled for the last Wednesday of each month except for the month of December.