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City of Ferndale General Fund (Current Expense)

City of Ferndale General Fund (also called "Current Expense") is the city's primary operating fund. Funded by the City's regular property-tax levy under RCW 84.52.043 (statutory cap $3.375 per $1,000 of assessed value ...

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About this fund

City of Ferndale General Fund (also called "Current Expense") is the city's primary operating fund. Funded by the City's regular property-tax levy under RCW 84.52.043 (statutory cap $3.375 per $1,000 of assessed value for code cities) plus retail sales-tax distributions, utility taxes, and licenses/permits/fees.

Pays for police, parks, planning, administration, council operations, and other day-to-day general services.

Authorization

The legal basis for the fund.

RCW citation: RCW 35A (Optional Municipal Code); RCW 84.52.043

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Year-by-year revenue, spending, and ending balance from the city's budget and CAFRs.
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Every documented inflow into this fund. By default the mix uses each source's most recent year (which means percentages mix years). Pick a single year to see strictly comparable percentages.
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Discussed in meetings

Real Briefings that mention this fund.
Apr 15, 2026
The Ferndale Planning Commission held a work session on the draft Land Use Element of the city's 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update. Director Michael Cerbone presented a preliminary draft, emphasizing that significant ...
Mar 16, 2026
The Ferndale City Council spent the majority of a three-hour meeting examining the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program, sparked by a developer's request to expand the program area northwest of downtown. Community ...
Mar 11, 2026
Ferndale's Public Works and Utilities Committee met for a brief 30-minute session to consider a single item: a consulting contract with Transpo Group USA to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The committee ...
Mar 02, 2026
The March 2, 2026 Ferndale City Council meeting addressed two significant property matters and commenced a critical work session on comprehensive plan zoning updates. The council unanimously approved a $349,000 Shannon ...
Feb 25, 2026
Ferndale's three standing committees convened for their monthly sessions on February 25, 2026, tackling significant property development, infrastructure, and governance issues. The Public Works Committee advanced two ...
Feb 17, 2026
The Ferndale City Council held its regular meeting with several routine items and significant project updates. The most substantial portion of the evening was an extensive capital projects update from Public Works ...
Feb 11, 2026
The February 11, 2026 Ferndale City Council Committees meeting featured several significant presentations and discussions. The most substantial portion involved a comprehensive private development update from Senior ...
Feb 02, 2026
The Ferndale City Council met on February 2, 2026, for a meeting that focused heavily on major infrastructure planning and economic development initiatives. The session featured three significant presentations and ...
Jan 28, 2026
The Ferndale City Council committees advanced several significant items during their January 28, 2026 meeting, with the most substantial being approval of an eminent domain ordinance for the Portal Way I-5 Northbound ...
Jan 20, 2026
The Ferndale City Council held its regular meeting on January 20, 2026, featuring two major presentations that provided significant insights into the city's current development trajectory and emergency preparedness ...

Methodology note

Real Record tracks the City of Ferndale General Fund. The "FERNDALE — Current Expense" line on Whatcom County tax bills feeds this fund.

Sources: City of Ferndale adopted budgets and Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs); Chart of Accounts; Real Briefings meeting coverage. Real Record renders the published fund data in plain language; we don't change the numbers. Where the source publishes a different classification than ours, both are shown.