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Budget Committee Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 8:30 AM
This was a Hybrid meeting: Virtual and In-Person Attendance at
Jefferson County Courthouse
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
Attendees in bold: Amanda Hamilton Amit Sharma Andy Pernsteiner
Apple Martine
Brandon Mack Brenda Huntingford Brent Butler Brian Gleason
Carolyn Gallaway
Cathy Taylor
Chelsea Provonost David Fortino Heidi Eisenhour Greg Brotherton
James Kennedy Jeff Chapman Jenn Mitchell Joe Nole
Josh Peters
Judy Shepherd
Kari Binns Kate Dean Lauralee Keisel
Leanne Dotson
Lori Bailey
Lysa Phillis Mark McCauley
Matt Tyler
Mindy Walker
Monte Reinders
Philip Hunsucker Renee Talley Sarah Melancon Sasha Coker
Shannon Burns Sophie Nordstrom Stacie Prada Veronica Shaw
Willie Bence
Meeting was called to order at 8:32am by Chair Judy Shepherd The committee observed a minute of silence in remembrance of Chris Goy.
There was no Public Comment provided.
Motion to approve the September 27, 2023 Minutes by Joe Nole, 2nd by Stacie Prada, motion passed
unanimously.
Expenditure Reports by Auditor Brenda Huntingford. See Laserfiche for financial reports.
• The committee requested a workshop on rising insurance costs. Philip Hunsucker and Judy
Shepherd agreed to plan this workshop for any members who are interested.
Revenue Reports by Treasurer Stacie Prada
• General Fund at $19,984,485 – 81% of the annual budget. The second sheet shows general fund revenue charts showing 2015-2023 detail and percentage of actual full year collections.
• Other Funds at $35,146,463 – 61.5% of annual budget. Funds are grouped at the top by fund type, and
YTD percentages are provided. The graph on the second page shows the full year and YTD percentage
lines.
• General Fund Cash Balance - $9,662,361 at end of month which includes $4,073,587 for the 15% of
expenditure reserve. The reserve amount increased $27,758 with third quarter general fund expenditure
appropriations of $185,052.
• General Sales Tax Receipts - $474,699 General and Optional Sales Tax and $136,082 for Special Purpose
this month. Cumulatively, this is 4.5% over YTD budget and 8% over 2022 YTD. Projected revenue for
the year is $283k over budget.
• Sales Tax by Sector: Positive percentages are increases over last year to date, negative are decreases. Color shading is white for zero, green for positive and red for negative.
Sales Tax Revenue by Sector
Unincorp
Jefferson
County
City of
Port
Townsend
All Sales YTD +8% +10%
RETAIL YTD +2% +5%
CONSTRUCTION YTD +14% +23%
ACCOMMODATION & FOOD SERVICES YTD +17% +22%
• REET Receipts - Fund 302 - $90,093 for the month which is 47% under budget for the month and
46.6% less than this month last year. Year to Date it’s 12% under budget and 24% less than last year.
We had three sales over $1 million in unincorporated Jefferson County compared to four this month last
year. Those three sales accounted for 22% of the month’s local excise revenue. Current projection is
$216k under budget.
• Hotel/Motel Lodging Tax – Fund 125 - $102,143 for the month. This is 13.6% over budget for the month
and 55.6% over budget YTD. This is 17% more than 2022 YTD. Year-end projection is $364k over
budget, but we’ll see how it goes as we get further in the year.
BOCC Budget Workshop is November 2nd, 2023 from 1-2:30pm.
Meeting was Adjourned at 9:34
Next Meeting – 11/29/2023, 8:30 AM
Minutes submitted by Secretary Kate Dean