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SECTION 4. Chapter 2, article 25, section 2-139, of the Hawaii County Code 1953 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 2-139. Procedure for awarding grants. (a) All grant awards made to a nonprofit organization by the County shall be made in accordance with one of the following procedures: (1) [Grants : aid awarded „ ,a ly i the operating budget! Waiwai grants-in- aid: (A) Annually, before November 30, the finance director shall, for the purpose of soliciting applications, establish a sum of at least $2,500,000 [to be ai ble in] for the ensuing fiscal year for [Rind ng requests by nonprofit organizations.] Waiwai grant-in-aid awards. The finance director shall also publish a notice soliciting applications in two newspapers of general circulation within the County by November 30. (B) [All ., plieations for grants shallsubmitte d mitte to the d ire ter on o > J"`71. Appli-00ati97r- sh"lrrll be prepared on forms providedby the Teeter. Applioations no! in eonfofmanee with the re"irements of this Code may s p e e i fi e, m ^vut e e m e s a n d P „r.110 beRe-fits to a dei:iyed fi-ein the expenditure of County f.,,,,1.. ] Applications for Waiwai grants-in-aid shall be made on forms prescribed by the finance director and shall be submitted to the finance director on or before the last day of January following publication of the notice as provided in subparagraph (A). No application shall be considered for any Waiwai grant-in-aid award unless the application: (i) Conforms with the requirements of this Code, (ii) Includes detailed information on specific, measurable outcomes and public benefits to be derived from the expenditure of County funds; and (iii) Complies with all other requirements and instructions for submission as the finance director may direct. (C) The finance director shall submit [to the ,,,.unei ] all [qualifying] applications [ ] which meet the eli ig bili requirements established in section 2-137 to the council for its review and appropriation of funds. [Site P�ffl-]RtOfl- -ARd- its designated staff-, as deeffied organizations submitting esemplete applioations may be een"eted by the ssary by the ehair of the appropriate eeiirrmilt e, after r.,„,,ary 31 but „ f to final aetio o the operating budget by the raeuneil. Any site visitations shall be publiely pa#ieipation and designated staff suppert-j (D) [Upon] The council shall review all qualifying applications, and upon favorable action by the council to appropriate funds for [tire -gram] Waiwai rants -in -aid to the non rofit organizations, the finance department shall prepare a written contract [shall be prepare I with the nonprofit organization which shall meet all legal requirements of the 4