SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6641

BYSenators Craswell, Vognild, Bailey, Owen, Smitherman and Metcalf

Providing for armed forces shipboard population adjustment.

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 4, 1988

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chairman; Zimmerman, Vice Chairman; Garrett, Halsan, Metcalf, Pullen.

Senate Staff:Sam Thompson (786-7754); Eugene Green (786-7405)

                  March 2, 1988

House Committe on State Government

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 11, 1988

BACKGROUND:

The state Office of Financial Management (OFM) annually determines the populations of cities and towns within the state as the basis for the allocation of state funds.  Under certain circumstances, initial counts may be revised in quarterly periods following the initial count.

It is suggested that resident naval personnel and their dependents have not been accurately counted in the city of Bremerton and will not be accurately counted in the city of Everett when the naval port is completed there.

SUMMARY:

Resident naval shipboard, on-base and military dependent populations in the cities of Bremerton and Everett shall be determined quarterly by the Office of Financial Management.  Counts on the first day of the quarterly periods shall be used to adjust the total population for the following quarter.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Kathleen McCluskey, City of Bremerton (for)

HOUSE AMENDMENT:

Language providing that the population counts are to be conducted by the military installation is stricken.