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BOARD OF HEALTH STAFF REPORT (SR 20-087)
November 10, 2020
Written Reports

Finance Manager’s report for August 2020 (SR 20-087; T. Kellogg)

Division:
Administration / Tracey Kellogg, CPA, Finance Manager 
Prior Board Review:
Administration Committee, 10/28/2020 

Background

 

Cash and Investments at August 31, 2020

Cash                                        $417,801

Investments                      $10,930,221

Comprised of:

  • $8.4 million – State of Washington Local Government Investment Pool

  • $2.5 million – Snohomish County Investment Pool

 

Unrealized Gain or Loss on Investments

At the end of each year, Snohomish County provides the District with an analysis of unrealized gain or loss for the County’s investment pool. The inception to date unrealized gain is $8,457 for the pool as of December 31, 2019.   

 

Calendar Year Operations through August 31, 2020

Revenues – Actual revenues District-wide are 22.4% above projections at 89.1% with 66.7% of the year elapsed. The District received the second half of the annual state public health funding of ~1.7 million on July 31, 2020. Additional unbudgeted revenues include $109,341 from the Community Foundation of Snohomish County Coronavirus Response Fund included in Miscellaneous Revenues and $1.5M from the State, both for Coronavirus response activities. See Exhibit A – Revenue for further comments.

 

Expenditures – Actual expenditures District-wide are 3.1% above projections at 69.8% with 66.7% of the year elapsed. Activities funded by County CARES Act dollars ramped up mid-July.  Explanations for significant variances are shown in Exhibit A – Expenditures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Balance

SHD’s General Fund Balance is comprised of the following amounts as of August 31, 2020:

 

Fund Balance

Non-Spendable

$87,836

Board-Approved Reserves:

Working Capital

2,094,251

Compensated Absences***

1,109,000

Capital Improvements

70,000

Emergency****

500,000

Rucker Building - Reserve from 2015 Water Damage

134,822

Unreserved

7,255,385

Total Fund Balance

$11,251,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          

 

Non-spendable items are comprised of Vital Statistics Fees due to the State of Washington that are remitted quarterly and some payroll-related accruals.

 

Pursuant to Board Resolution 20-06 Declaration of Emergency in March, the Emergency Fund of $500,000 was transfered to Unreserved Funds. In July, we reinstated that reserve as we have received sufficient funding to cover present Covid19 activities to date.

 
Board Authority

Consistent with Resolution 19-20 and the revised Division of Responsibilities (10/8/19), the Board of Health has authority over the Health District budget.

 
Recommended Motion

No action required. Written report only.

 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Chart of Revenue & Expenditure Variances through August 2020