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.