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The Whatcom County Executive is not a member of the council, and is a separately elected official. The Executive submits legislation to the council for consideration. The Executive has veto power over ordinances passed by the council. The Council requires a vote of five of the seven council members to override the Executive's veto. [3]
Whatcom County Council members are scheduled to discuss a proposal next week that would withdraw the county’s financial support from a subsidized housing project in downtown Bellingham because ...
During the meeting, Roche described the county’s “risk pool,” a form of self-insurance that Whatcom County and 23 others participate in. There’s a $20 million cap on payouts and a $250,000 ...
Nick Lewis, a member of the Lummi Indian business council and chairman of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, said Bellingham and Whatcom County are setting policy of “helping but ...
Sign at county boundary, 1970 Sheriff's Department vehicle in Bellingham. Whatcom County (/ ˈ w ɒ t k ə m /, / ˈ hw ɒ t k ə m /) is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts) of British Columbia to the north, Okanogan County to the east, Skagit County to the south ...
County voters approved the adoption of a home-rule charter for Whatcom County on November 7, 1978, creating the position of a seven-member county council. [2] The position of county executive was created in 1996. Prior to the adoption, the county government was led by three commissioners elected at-large. [3]
Whatcom County Council members approved a nearly $700 million two-year budget on 4-3 vote Tuesday night as dozens of residents spoke against a tax increase of 2.7% to fund county departments ...
Sidhu’s hiring freeze comes after the Whatcom County Council heard sobering budget projections during a special meeting on June 11, which was part of preparations for the 2025-2026 spending plan.