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Harry Kim <br />County of Hawaii <br />25 .4upuni Strati, Room 215 • nilu. fla,m, 96720 <br />(808) 961-82 1 1 . Fax MS) 9616j52 <br />February 28, 2003 <br />The Honorable Chairman James Y. Arakaki <br />and Members of the County Council <br />County of Hawaii <br />Hilo, 111 96720 <br />Dear Chairman Arakaki Lind Council Members: <br />Dixie Kaetsu <br />ALmogmg 0111.101 <br />PoWr L. Hendricks <br />Oeptd� Mano,Cw,C l)in rtrm <br />As required by the Hawaii County Charter, I am submitting to you with this message the <br />proposed operating budget for the County of Hawaii for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br />2004. This balanced budget includes estimated revenues and appropriations of <br />$218,665,135, and includes the operations of eleven of the County's special funds as well <br />as the general fund. <br />Preparation of the budget involves estimating costs such as debt service, retirement and <br />medical insurance requirements and obtaining estimated expenditures from departments. <br />This year, although the departments were instructed to submit a status quo spending plan, <br />they were also provided the opportunity to present additional needs in the form of <br />supplemental budget recµtests. These requests required justification and priority -setting <br />based on the department's program goals, objectives, and performance measures. <br />This budget reflects a 10.491k increase in estimated net taxable real property, and no <br />changes in our tax rates. The real property assessed valuations used are still preliminary <br />figures and the values certified in April may vary from those assumed here. The final <br />budget presented to you in May will he based on the final numbers. <br />With this budget, 1 am proposing to carry out two major initiatives. The first is to expand <br />the County's efforts in fighting our "War on ice." The second is to modernize Out- <br />computer <br />urcomputer programs to enable the County to meet new accounting requirements and be <br />more efficient in our operations. <br />As you know, the War on Ice began as Li community attack on the crystal <br />methamphetamine (Ice) problem on the Big Island. My adminisnation is committed to <br />this effort — an effort that requires education, treatment, rehabilitation, and enforcement <br />to succeed. Comm. No.. <br />8;1j .5-9 File <br />Ret, To: W— <br />FEB 2 8 203_ <br />