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,yc! Harry Kim d,G'-'~~' Wllham Takaba Mayror Ovetror J. 1 ~ County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupum Street, Room 118 • Hilo, Hawui 96720 (608) 961-8234 Fu (BOB) 961-8248 March 5, 2001 The Honorable Chairman James Y Arakaki and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Hilo, HI 96720 Re Resolution Transferring $350,000 from the Contingency Relief Account to the Vacation Pay Account Last year Mayor Yamashiro's proposed FY 2000-01 budget to the County Council included funds in the Vacation Pay account for appointees expecting to leave county service at the end of his term As part of the Council's amendments, it reduced the Mayor's vacation pay proposal and included this amount in its Contingency Relief account Since July 1, 2000, County departments have been using their Salanes and Wages accounts to pay for unused vacation of employees leaving the County Recognizing this, affected departments were asked in early January to evaluate their Salaries and Wages accounts to determine the adequacy of respective accounts Besides the amount spent on vacation pay, departments were to also consider the amount saved on unfilled positions Based on information received, we have determined that $450,000 will be needed in the Vacation Pay account for those who already left and for those planning to leave the County on or before June 30, 2001 Since there is currently $100,000 in this account, $350,000 is the balance needed for the remainder of the year Departments with major protected shortages in Salaries and Wages due to vacation pay are Police ($125,693), Office of Management ($116,314), and Parks 8 Recreation ($89,002). Since we now have reasonably accurate protections for the year, we would like to replenish Salanes and Wages of affected departments , I Comm. No. ' 4 6 File No. tN 0 F sue. Fc Dam MAR 8 2001 _