LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN OPEN RECORD PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD December 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Grant County Commissioners Hearing Room, Courthouse, Ephrata, WA to consider the following budget extension requests from the Auditor's Office - Accounting Department:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN OPEN RECORD PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD December 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Grant County Commissioners Hearing

Room, Courthouse, Ephrata, WA to consider the following budget extension requests from the Auditor's Office - Accounting Department:

1. New Hope Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Fund #128 in the amount of $26,900.00 to cover excess salary/wages/overtimes costs which resulted from 2015 employee step increases.

2. Fairgrounds Fund 116 in the amount of $120,000.00 to cover salary and benefits, Professional Services, and Machinery and Equipment line items;

3. Directions in Community Living Fund 125 in the amount of $82,800.00 to cover excess salary/wages/overtimes costs which resulted from 2015 employee step increases.

4. Interfund Benefits (Health Insurance) Fund #505 in the amount of $2,000,000.00 to cover an unanticipated increase in health related medical claims in 2015.

5. Building Department Fund #138 in the amount of $16,800.00 to cover under budgeted Interfund General Liability Insurance premiums and increase in employer's retirement payroll costs.

6. Quadrennial Fund #502 in the amount of $150,000.00 to cover capital purchases not included in the 2015 budget.

7. Grant County Tourism Commission Fund #114 in the amount of $6,000.00 to cover outstanding invoices and Travel and Trade Show Registration.

8. Grant County General Fund #001 in the amount of $3,000,000.00 to cover excess salary/wages/overtimes costs which resulted from 2015 employee step increases, increases in the employer's portion of employee's retirement benefits, legal judgement claims, and construction cost overages on capital outlay projects. This also includes authorization to transfer monies to 2 new Capital Project funds for the Fairgrounds, Courthouse and Juvenile Court and Youth Services.

Any interested persons may appear regarding these matters.

Barbara J. Vasquez, CMC

Administrative Assistant &

Clerk of the Board

Grant County Commissioners

#12035/4835367

Pub.: December 14 & 21, 2015