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Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 ray KirkiBoxleitnerWd kbox/eitner@masoncounty. com Port of Allyn commissioners unani- mously approved the port’sproposed budget for 2021 on Oct. 12. Executive Director Lary Coppola opened by noting-that the Port’s BIAS software finally seems to have been programmed properly. In a separate interview with the Belfair Herald, Coppola explained that the port switched to BIAS in 2018, and initially experienced “hor— rendous problems” with the software, which operates using BARS (Budget— ing Accounting Reporting System) numbers. JESFIELD IL... Construction, Inc. Serving the North Mason area since Specializing in seawall Reconstruction and home repairs 27 5-6684 Frank Merrill Beltair WA Lic #JESFII'ZZBDO NORTH MASQN £HAMBER 8mm”: LICENSING lVismm CENTER JOIN US! 7.28.20 Visit North Mason Chamber, Belfair Licensin, and Visitor Center in Belfair 8: Union “The state assigns specific numbers to track each part of your budget,” Coppola told the Herald. “Every reve- nue and expense has a BARS number next to it.” During the Oct. 12 port commission meeting, Coppola noted that BIAS misassigning BARS numbers had shown District 1 Commissioner Judy Scott receiving more than $10,000 in meeting payments, when the correct total was slightly more than $3,500, in line with her fellow commissioners. “That $10,000 number was the to- tal of all three commissioners,” Coppo- la said. “We found a lot of these kind of problems, and thanks to the help of Jann Lusignan, we’ve corrected all Tee Times Required Call the Pro-Shop (360) 426-6290 Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page A-27 ‘ Hidith Serving the communities of Belfair, Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore and Victor these errors, which came from the way BIAS was done in the original setup.” Coupled with the deletion of line items the port has never used, Cop- pola declared to the port commission, “This is undoubtedly the cleanest, most accurate budget we’ve had since switching to BIAS.” Within the budget itself, Coppola noted the Industrial Development District fund balance is lower than last year, because the port borrowed from it to purchase the Ogren prop- erty, but he predicted the IDD fund would be replenished as water fund reserves grow, and would be com— pletely funded to its previous level by the end of 2021, “and that is our top ,1 u swig MMWMW.UWM.M 8111inme MM“ Offer good from 09/28 to 10/31/2020 Monday Friday emu-mammoqu “KNOWN-dourme Did you know? North Mason Chamber can bring your business to our The private Fair , Harbor Marina ' stands next to the Port of Grapeview’s Fair Harbor public boat launch Monday afternoon. The Port of Grapeview Port Commision is seeking to increase its regular property tax levy rate by 1 cent beginning in 2021. The measure on the Nov. 3 ballot would raise the port’s levy rate to $0.04, up from $0.03, per $1,000 of assessed property value. District 3 Port Commissioner Jean Farmer wrote in a letter to the editor that the port has been “very cautious in spending” and is “stretched to the limit.” Hera/d photo by Gordon Weeks ' Port ofAllyn approves 2021 budget- priority.” According to Coppola, the budget’s totals page has been revised to make it easier for port commissioners and the state auditor to read and under- stand. “Everything is balanced,” Coppola said. “The state pool totals are at the bottom.” Coppola further explained the capital budget, except for Sweetwater Park, reflects the year-to-date status of the grants the port has in progress. “We took these out of the general fund, because all they did was offset each other’s revenues and expenses, seewB‘UDGET, page {w m s w LS. Ned r Company Top Quality Western Red Cedar Lumber of All Types We deliver 1-800-572-3327 lobby with “In the Loop" TV screen advertisement, where over 35,000 people do business every year at our- Belfair Licensing and Visitor Information Center. Contact Pam Volz to find out how we can help your business grow 360.275.4267 northmasonchambemom lorehoodcanal.com