HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-14 - Res. Rescinding Res. 71-09 Eliminating Reserve Legal Fund No. 2 Establishing Murder ExpensesRESOLUTION NO
Rescinding. Resolution 71-09, Eliminating the Reserve Legal #2 Fund and Establishing a budget for
Murder Expenses in Current Expense
WHEREAS, RCW 36.32.120, states"... the board of county commissioners ... have the care of
the county property and the management of the county funds and business... "
WHEREAS, the Mason County Board of Commissioners established the Reserve Legal #2 Fund
(130-000-000) in the 2000 Mason County Budget with funding from Current Expense;
WHEREAS, the Mason County Board of Commissioners recognizes the cost of murder cases
often exceed the annual operating budgets for the prosecutor, indigent defense, and the court system and a
Current Expense budget shall be established to pay the costs associated with indigent defense costs and
extraordinary costs incurred by the prosecutor and the court system;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mason County Board of Commissioners does hereby eliminate
Reserve Legal #2 Fund (#130-000-000) and establishes a Murder Expense budget in Current Expense,
(#001-258-000). The departmental budget shall be funded on an annual basis of not less than $50,000 per
year. Any residual funds remaining in Fund #130 shall be transferred to the Current Expense Non -
Departmental budget.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mason County Board of Commissioners or
appointee will manage and pay proper expenses from this fund.
APPROVED this day of IA2014.
ATTEST:
1
lie Almanzor, Clerk of the B
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
6
Tim Whitehead, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
c: Budget Manager
Auditor/Accounting
Prosecutor
Superior Court
Indigent Defense
Treasurer
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUI\ TY, WASHINGTON
Terri Jeffre
R. ' dy N`eatherlin, Commissioner
tagoi
Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
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