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Whatcom Behavioral Health Program Fund

Fund 1853 (formerly Fund 124) accounts for the 0.10% behavioral-health sales tax adopted councilmanically by Whatcom County Council under RCW 82.14.460 (formerly known as the Mental Health and Chemical Dependency tax). ...

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About this fund

Fund 1853 (formerly Fund 124) accounts for the 0.10% behavioral-health sales tax adopted councilmanically by Whatcom County Council under RCW 82.14.460 (formerly known as the Mental Health and Chemical Dependency tax).

Revenue funds Adult and Family Treatment Recovery Courts, the Behavioral Health Unit in District Court Probation, Mental Health Court, school prevention services, housing, community mental and behavioral health services, and psychiatric services in the Whatcom County Jail. It also provides funding for the Response Systems Division — including Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement (GRACE), Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD), and the Alternative Response Team (ART).

Authorization

The legal basis for the fund.

RCW citation: RCW 82.14.460

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Discussed in meetings

Real Briefings that mention this fund.
Jun 15, 2026
The Bellingham City Council held its regular meeting on June 15, 2026, completing a moderately active agenda that included one public hearing, several actions emerging from executive session, adoption of the city's ...
Jun 01, 2026
The Bellingham City Council's Budget and Finance Committee convened on June 1, 2026, for a single informational item: the formal kickoff of the city's 2027 budget development process. Mayor Kim Lund presented a memo ...
Jun 01, 2026
The Bellingham City Council's Public Health, Safety, Justice and Equity Committee met on June 1, 2026, chaired by Council Member Dan Hammill, with Council Members Huffman and Williams joining as committee members. ...
May 18, 2026
The Bellingham City Council Budget and Finance Committee convened on May 18, 2026, with three agenda items. The committee was chaired by Council Member Lisa Anderson, with two substitute members joining in place of the ...
May 12, 2026
The Whatcom County Council held a significant meeting on May 12, 2026, dominated by extensive public testimony and debate over the proposed Lummi Island ferry taxing district. The council passed the ferry district ...
May 12, 2026
The Whatcom County Council's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee advanced a significant resolution establishing budget parameters for the county's new jail and behavioral care center project, but only after ...
May 05, 2026
The Whatcom County Council held a tense special meeting to consider AB 2026-340, a resolution establishing budget parameters for the proposed county jail and behavioral care center. The session revealed deep divisions ...
Apr 28, 2026
The Whatcom County Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee advanced two major items during a marathon 3+ hour session that exposed significant tensions around emergency services oversight and jail project ...
Apr 28, 2026
The Whatcom County Council's April 28, 2026 meeting became a focal point for community tensions surrounding two major policy debates: the proposed jail expansion versus behavioral health services, and controversial ...
Apr 14, 2026
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 ...

Methodology note

Real Record tracks Fund 1853 as the Whatcom Behavioral Health Program Fund. Revenue and spending figures come from the Adopted Budget Book.

Sources: Whatcom County adopted budgets and Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs); Chart of Accounts; Real Briefings meeting coverage. Real Record renders the published fund data in plain language; we don't change the numbers. Where the source publishes a different classification than ours, both are shown.