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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: November 14, 2023 PLACE: Council Chambers Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 11:11 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Comm. No. 572/Res. No. 340-23 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 340-23, reports as follows: Resolution No. 340-23, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, via Communication No. 572 dated October 26, 2023, creates two new Information Technology Specialist IV positions, one new Information Technology Specialist V position, one new Information Technology Specialist VI position and one new Information Technology Specialist VII position for the Department of Information Technology. This resolution establishes five new positions to maintain operational standards, increase vigilance in cybersecurity and focus on in-depth strategies to increase cyber maturity. Finance Director Deanna Sako provided background on this measure. Committee Member Jenn Kagiwada asked Ms. Sako if these positions were in addition to those added during the budget season, which Ms. Sako confirmed. Ms. Kagiwada thanked Ms. Sako and said she would support this measure. Committee Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder asked Ms. Sako how many new positions were created for the IT (Information Technology) Department. Ms. Sako stated that this measure proposes five new positions and ten positions were added to the budget for the current fiscal year. Committee Member Michelle Galimba asked for clarification on the word "cyber maturity" used in the resolution. Ms. Galimba commented that the term relates to our cyber systems' ability to withstand cyber attacks. Ms. Sako stated that she believed that to be correct but would double-check with the department as she believes that this could be a typo and that the department might have meant "cyber security." FC Report No. 109