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• <br /> Form#: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning DATE: 07/27/2023 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Douglas Nam Le PHONE: 961-8174 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> Requesting a resolution to authorize the County to enter into multi-year employment contracts (HCC Section <br /> 10-11)to deliver the recovery efforts from the 2018 Kilauea Eruption. These employment contracts will be <br /> funded with disaster recovery sources available to the County. The contract employees will work across the <br /> County and with community and other government partners. The employment contracts are for the following <br /> positions: Disaster Recovery Officer; Recovery and Redevelopment Manager; Recovery and Redevelopment <br /> Assistant; Disaster Recovery Communications Specialist; Disaster Recovery Program Coordinator; Manager <br /> for Disaster Recovery Community Engagement and Collaboration; CDBG-MIT Project Specialist. <br /> Reso. 263-19 initially authorized contract employment for these positions for four years. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> • <br /> The County's Kilauea Recovery and Resilience Plan establishes strategies and activities to coordinate <br /> recovery efforts in response to the impacts of the 2018 Kilauea Eruption. The Disaster Recovery Division of <br /> the Planning Department was created to host County positions, recruited through employment contracts, <br /> responsible for administering these recovery grant funds and programs. <br /> Recovery requires dedicated, yet evolving teams to coordinate governmental and community stakeholders, <br /> and support implementation of interim and long-term strategies.To support Kilauea eruption recovery efforts, <br /> it is anticipated that temporary personnel will be hired as needed and over the course of administering <br /> funded recovery projects and programs. These multi-year employment contracts are authorized under HRS <br /> §127A-12(c)(7)and §76-77(10). These authorities to hire provide for expediency and adaptability in scoping <br /> responsibilities and adjusting the size and make-up of the team as recovery moves through various phases. <br /> DumIa,s - + ,r--cYV1n5 VL0 p ros <br /> SIGNED: (?) <br /> - DATE: Z 3 <br /> Department Head <br />