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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />DATE: July 23, 2024 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 1:23 p.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Comm. No. 930/13111 No. 180 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 180, reports as follows: <br />Bill No. 180, transmitted by Committee Member Matt Kdneali'i-Kleint'elder via Communication <br />No. 930, dated June 27, 2024, amends Ordinance No. 24-33, as amended, relating to public <br />improvements and financing thereof for the fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. <br />This bill adds the Police Department Hawaii County Morgue project ($1.5 million) to the Capital <br />Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund <br />— Fund Balance and/or other Sources. <br />Police Major Sherry Bird and Corporation Counsel Dakota Frenz were available in the Hilo Chambers <br />for questions. <br />Committee Chair Matt Kdneali'i-Kleinfelder provided background on this matter and asked Ms. Bird to <br />give an overview of its importance. Ms. Bird stated that the Hilo Benioff Medical Center has allowed <br />the department to use its morgue for years and will no longer be able to accommodate the department, <br />and it is now essential for the Police Department to acquire its own space to accommodate these needs. <br />Committee Member Jenn Kagiwada asked if these funds were meant to fund a temporary space, to <br />which Mr. Kdneali'i-Kleinfel der replied that they were intended to fund its permanent location. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 180, and recommends <br />its passage on first reading. <br />1kh <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />EVANS <br />x <br />GALIMBA <br />x <br />INABA <br />x <br />KAGIWADA <br />x <br />KANEALI'l-KI,EINFELDER <br />x <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />x <br />KIMBALL <br />x <br />LEE LOY <br />x <br />VILLEGAS <br />x <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />MAT�KANE,,� I'l-KLEINFELDER, <br />CHAIR <br />FC REPORT NO.: 178 <br />ADOPTED: —AUG a 7 2024 <br />