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SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 25, section 2-137, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 <br />(2016 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: <br />"Section 2-137. Eligible organizations. <br />All grant payments made by the County to nonprofit organizations are to be made <br />in accordance with these standards so that the funded nonprofit programs yield direct <br />benefits to the public and accomplish public purposes[. <br />eriteri-a ] within the County. All nonprofit organizations seeking awards of County grants <br />shall meet the folIowin ell ibili re uirements; <br />[(I) The nenprefit organization is chartered of otherwise atithorized to do business <br />in the State for charitable purposes and exempted from the Federal ineeme tw <br />ce <br />benefits to the -people of the Geti�. <br />(2) The purposes for which the nonprofit organization is organized provide <br />County, and — <br />funded by the shall address editeational f <br />eultur-e and the ai4s, <br />the needs 44"oaf, youth, the aged, these with physieel et! emoti <br />disabilities, victims of > vietirns of health or soeial efises, <br />or Publi <br />health and welfare of the people and the -enviremnea�, as ma-y-be determined <br />by the Count -] <br />[(4)]M The nonprofit organization has a governing board whose members serve <br />without compensation and [ha-ve no ,,enfl et of interest between their Fegula <br />] adhere <br />to a written conflict of interest policy which complies with requirements of the <br />Internal Revenue Service, State law, and rules and regulations of the finance <br />director. <br />[(5)]Q The nonprofit organization has bylaws or policies which describe the <br />manner in which business is conducted, including management, audit, and <br />fiscal policies and procedures, written policies on prohibiting nepotism, and <br />policies on management of potential conflict of interest. <br />te the satisfaction of the County guffleient V <br />Aise to successfully earrf-etA <br />the service or aetivity. <br />[{a}] The nonprofit organization must be licensed and accredited in accordance <br />with applicable requirements of Federal, State, and County laws. <br />(4) The nonprofit organization shall disclose any of its board members, officers, <br />directors, or administrators who may have a familial or business relationship <br />with any of the following_ <br />(A) A member or members of the council, <br />(B) The mayor; <br />(C) The managing director; <br />(D) The director; <br />E The corporation counsel the assistant corporation counsel or a de U <br />corporation counsel-, or <br />2 <br />