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Gtis~s ~ _ ' The Family Crisis Shelter ~hhc. ~ Q= r P x 612 • Hilo, Hawaii 9672 1-06 1 2 ~ • u„ e.,Pl~ 14, Q3~-i~Q9 1 ~x (808) 934-7600 J~1 , ~ COUfv' ' Council Member John Ray COUN I'~ 0.= HAVdAII County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Re: Response to Joe Tully's Concerns Dear Council Member John Pay: I would like to clarify ii~e comments made regarding The Family Crisis Shelter, Inc. and the lawsuit that was settled. The Family Crisis Shelter, Inc., as a result of the Attorney General's Report, reviewed and revised all of its policies and procedures to insure that the public's trust in how its funds were being used was not being compromised in any way. A corrective action plan was submitted to the Department of Human Service (DHS) by the Board of Directors if policies were found to be problematic and completed by June of 1994. Former Department of Hum?n Services Director Winona Rubin, was kept appraised of all changes made. The Board also subrr,itted a review of funds that was completed by Big Island Auditors: Taketa, Iwata, Hara and Associates with findings reported to DHS in 1994. The current administration at the Family Crisis Sheiter, Inc., implemented a completely new personnel pc'~cies and procedures in June, 1994. Additionally, an extensive interns! financ~.~l control system was instituted by our Business Manager, a Certified Public i>,ccountant. It assured that a check and balance system for the receiving and disbursing of both public and private funds was in place. In almost four years since the Attorney General's Report was issued, the Family Crisis Shelter, Inc. has been carefully scrutinized by other funders such as the Judiciary and Hawaii Island United Way. The Judiciary completed a fiscal and site review of their programs while the Hawaii Island United Way's Ad Hoc Agency Participation Allocation Committee has been meeting with the board of the Family Crisis Sha~lter, Inc. quarterly, and recently, semi annually. Yearly audits of all programs are completed by Taketa, Iwata, Hara and Associates and the most recent copy was sllbrriitted with our County request for non-profit funding. As testimony to the Department of Human Services' confidence in The Family Crisis Sheiter, Inc.; ':a contr2:. for Biennium Year 1995-97's deliverance of services was issued. Muni;; ing of the program was completed and a report issued noting satisfacli~~n in the services to battered victims and their children.p i:omn. Dla ~ 7 2.~ >:ISe x~. l~ ~ r11 A United Way Agency ~ pies=n4ed nf~pL- ~7' R.ef. 1?ate_~~: