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SECTION 4. Chapter 2, article 25, section 2-139, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (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] grants awarded pursuant to this article shall be made in accordance with one of the following procedures: (1) [Grants in aid awarded annually in 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 available in] for the ensuing fiscal year for [funding 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 applications for grants shall be submitted to the director on or before January 31 preceding the County's fiscal year, which begins on July 1. Applications shall be prepared on forms provided by the director. Applications not in conformance with the requirements of this Code may be rejected. All application forms shall include detailed information on specific, measurable outcomes and public benefits to be derived from the expenditure of County funds.] 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 council] all [qualifying] applications [as provided in sections 2 137 and 2 138] which meet the eligibility requirements established in section 2-137 to the council for its review and appropriation of funds. [Site visitations of nonprofit organizations submitting complete applications may be conducted by the council and its designated staff, as deemed necessary by the chair of the appropriate committee, after January 31 but prior to final action on the operating budget by the council. Any site visitations shall be publicly noticed and conducted in a manner that allows flexible councilmember participation and designated staff support.] (D) [ ] The council shall review all eligible applications and assess whether the conditions for a grant have been met, and upon favorable action by the council to award grants and appropriate funds for [the grant,] Waiwai grants-in-aid to the nonprofit organizations,the finance 4