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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 ...
Whatcom County became a home rule county in 1978, governed by a county charter. [4] Every 10 years, a Charter Review Commission is formed to review the charter and recommend charter amendments, which then must be voted on by the citizens of the county. The most recent charter review was in 2015.
Whatcom County has received $11 million from the state to build such a center, which is an alternative to hospital emergency departments. Patients are treated or observed for less than 24 hours.
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 ...
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 is one of the area’s largest employers, with about 1,000 full-time positions in the $111 million 2023-2024 budget. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
Whatcom County’s new medical examiner is seeking a sharp increase in funding, telling the County Council that her office is substandard and understaffed and that she is having to conduct many ...
Bellingham Police Department is the largest Police Department within Whatcom County, Washington and any other municipal agency north of the Seattle Metropolitan area. Bellingham Police Department is nationally accredited by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. [7]