The Skagit County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 29 approved third-quarter amendments to the county’s 2025 budget, adjusting multiple general fund and special revenue accounts after a departmental work session earlier in the week.

Tricia Logue, director of budget and finance, summarized the package, which included an increase in motor vehicle license fee revenue for the auditor (offset by expected revenue shortfalls elsewhere), reduced professional service estimates for the coroner, additional HR funding for collective bargaining attorney fees, and a recording of expenses related to a previously signed body‑worn camera contract for the jail. Public Health funds recorded cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) across several grants, and county roads recorded a $65,000 increase to replace a flagger truck totaled in a crash.

Notable special revenue adjustments included two ferry-related amendments totaling roughly $867,000 to record Federal Ferry Program funding (about $262,000 for ferry parking-lot design on Guemes Island and roughly $605,000 for operational support in 2025) and a reallocation of capital to repair-and-maintenance lines for the hot-mix-asphalt project and Marble Mountain Bridge rehabilitation. The county also recorded additional HOME ARP (American Rescue Plan) receipts and reflected rollover funds to cover higher-than-awarded program-year spending in the HOME Consortium CAPER reporting.

Logue told commissioners the total funding award for the HOME program year was $814,000 and that the consortium spent about $1.4 million in the reporting period because of carryover funds from prior years. She said about 31% of the consortium’s spending went to tenant-based rental assistance and approximately 10% covered administration and planning.

Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the third-quarter package; the motion passed with all in favor. No department reductions requiring a separate public hearing were included; most amendments recorded grant receipts, internal reclassifications or additional one-time expenses tied to program requirements.

The board closed public comment on the budget amendments before voting. Logue’s full line-item lists and the draft amendment language are available on the county’s budget and public-health web pages.