HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-17 - Res. Amending Res. 46-16 Regarding the Management of the Mason County BudgetRESOLUTION NO. :l_(..{r 17
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 46-16 REGARDING THE
MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTY BUDGET
WHEREAS, the Board of Mason County Commissioners in adopting a two bottom line
budget, direct the management of the budget so as not to use any portion of salary and benefits
budgets for operational expenditures and any portion o f operational budgets for salary and
benefits expenditures ;
WHEREAS, it has been determined that for efficient budget management Elected
Officials and Department Directors shall be allowed to transfer up to the following amounts
annually within their departments between sal ary and benefit expenditure budget line items and
operating expenditure budget line items without approval of the Board of Commissioners:
$15,000 annual total for each Current Expense Department except for the Sheriffs Office;
$50,000 annual total for the Sheriffs Office . These budget transfers shall be made on an
approved budget transfer form to the Budget Manager or designee utilizing a ReallocationBARS
number. The Budget Manager or designee shall process these requests within seven business
days of receiving a complete budget transfer request. The budget transfer shall not change the
department level budget total;
WHEREAS, budget transfer requests that exceed the above amounts shall be made on
an approved budget transfer form to the Board of Commissioners for consideration and approval;
WHEREAS, no additions of staff ( either part or full time) or changes in salary and/or
classification are permitted without approval of the Board of Commissioners;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Elected Officials and Department
Directors shall be allowed to transfer up to the following amounts annually within their
departments between salary and benefit expenditure budget line items and operating expenditure
budget line items without approval of the Board of Commissioners: $15 ,000 annual total for
each Current Expen s e Depai1ment except for the Sheriffs Office; $50,000 annual total for the
Sheriffs Office. These budget transfers shall be made on an approved budget transfer form to
the Budget Manager or designee utilizing a Reallocation BARS number. The Budget Manager or
designee shall process these requests within seven business days of receiving a complete budget
transfer request. The budget transfer shall not change the department level budget total ;
Budget transfer requests that exceed the above amounts shall be made on an approved
budget transfer form to the Board of Commissioners for consideration and approval;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT no additions ofstaff(either part or full time) or
changes in salary and/or classification are permitted without approval of the Board of
Commissioners.
Effective this I (p~ day of ~' 2017
Resolution No. 2&-/ 7
APPROVED AS TO FORM : ,,,~----------·
/ Tim Whitehead
Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
C: Clerk of the Board
All Departments
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUN Y, ASHINGTON