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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL <br /> OPERATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS <br /> DATE: June 18, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 908/Res. No. 539-24 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 9:55 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs, to which was referred <br /> Resolution No. 539-24 reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 539-24, introduced by Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz and Member Holeka G. <br /> Inaba via Communication No. 908, dated May 30, 2024, requests the County Auditor to conduct <br /> a performance audit of the Department of Research and Development to promote transparency, <br /> accountability, and effective resource utilization. <br /> This resolution emphasizes that the areas for review include organizational alignment with the <br /> department's mandated duties and responsibilities, the process for awarding discretionary grant <br /> funds and determining the measurable impacts the disbursement of funds has on the community, <br /> and if the economic objectives and needs of the County are being properly addressed through <br /> workforce development initiatives. <br /> Hawai`i County Research and Development Director Douglass Adams and Hawai`i County <br /> Auditor Tyler Benner were present in Chambers to provide comment on and answer questions <br /> about the resolution. <br /> Several members spoke in favor of the resolution. <br /> Your Committee on Governmental Operations and External Affairs is in accord with the purpose <br /> and intent of Resolution No. 539-24, and recommends its adoption. <br /> ja <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> EVANS X <br /> GALIMBA X COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL <br /> INABA X OPERATIONS AND <br /> KAGIWADA x EX AL AFFAIRS <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X <br /> KIMBALL x CINDY E A S, CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X GOE REP019( 10.:1 1.43 4 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: �J(J�` <br />