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WHATCOM COUNTY — Current Expense
General-fund operations — sheriff, courts, prosecutor, council, executive, planning, public health, and other countywide services.
Statutory
WHATCOM COUNTY
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Cumulative collected
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Latest year levy
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Latest rate / $1,000
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Growth since 2018
About this levy
The Whatcom County Current Expense levy is the regular property-tax levy that funds the county general fund — sheriff, courts, prosecutor, planning, public health, and central administration. Under RCW 84.55, regular levies can grow no more than 1% per year on the prior-year base, plus additions for new construction.
Authorization
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Collection history
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Programs funded
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Discussed in meetings
Real Briefings that mention this levy.
The May 4, 2026 Ferndale City Council meeting featured a comprehensive presentation on property tax and multifamily tax exemption (MFTE) policy by Whatcom County Assessor Rebecca Czar, clarifying longstanding confusion ...
Ferndale's City Council committees convened for their regular Wednesday meeting cycle, addressing a mix of routine infrastructure maintenance, forward-looking comprehensive planning, and emerging public safety concerns. ...
Whatcom County Council held a closed-door executive session on Tuesday morning to discuss three separate potential litigation matters with county attorneys. The 80-minute session, which ran 12 minutes over its scheduled ...
Whatcom County Council held a closed-door executive session on Tuesday morning to discuss three separate potential litigation matters with county attorneys. The 80-minute session, which ran 12 minutes over its scheduled ...
The Budget and Finance Committee faced a sobering financial reality as they approved three interconnected budget ordinances that significantly worsen the city's fiscal outlook. The meeting revealed that despite two ...
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 ...
The Whatcom County Public Works and Health Committee met for a brief 36-minute session focused on two key items: a presentation from the Child and Family Wellbeing Task Force on the 2026 Healthy Children's Fund Report ...
The Whatcom County Council's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee held a packed session focused primarily on two major items: amendments to the EMS Oversight Board structure and a comprehensive presentation on ...
The Whatcom County Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee meeting on April 14, 2026, began as a routine consent agenda session but erupted into a heated confrontation over legal authority regarding a ...
The Whatcom County Council Committee of the Whole convened a brief 20-minute executive session Tuesday morning to discuss pending litigation with their attorneys regarding a legal challenge to an initiative aimed at ...