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BOARD OF HEALTH STAFF REPORT (SR 20-097)
December 8, 2020
Written Reports

Finance Manager’s report for September 2020 (SR 20-097; T. Kellogg)

Division:
Administration / Tracey Kellogg, CPA, Finance Manager 
Prior Board Review:
Administration Committee, 12/2/2020 

Background

 

Budget Amendment

 

The 2020 budget amendment approved by the Board in October will be reflected in the October financial statements.

 

Cash and Investments at September 30, 2020

Cash                                 $980,358

Investments                    $9,991,500

Comprised of:

  • $7.5 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 September 30, 2020

Revenues – Actual revenues District-wide are 34.8% above projections at 109.8% with 75% of the year elapsed. The District billed $2.5M in County CARES Act funding in September 2020 for activities from June – September 2020 as well as received the second half of the annual state public health funding of $1.7 million in July 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 4.8% above projections at 79.8% with 75% of the year elapsed. Activities funded by County CARES Act dollars have ramped up since 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 September 30, 2020:

 

Fund Balance

Non-Spendable

$135,696

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

9,002,424

Total Fund Balance

$13,046,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

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 transferred to Unreserved Funds. In July, we reinstated that reserve as we have received sufficient funding to cover the present COVID-19 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
Revenue/Expenditure Analysis
Chart of Revenue & Expenditure Variances through September 2020