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~tV Os N ~I Harry Kim ~ .'~o. William Takaba Muyor Uirector w~ : Nancy E. Crawford ~i Depul}' Director ~r}~oi~M~'? County of Hawaii Finance Department j7 - 25 Aupuni Stroet, Room I18 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (80R) 961-8234 • Fax (808)961-81AR ~ - March 4, 2005 _ Gary Safarik, Chairman and Members of the Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Operating Budget The State of Hawaii Legislature enacted Act 40, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, which appropriated, in part, funding for community adolescent drug prevention programs and other community anti-drug efforts aimed at preventing ice use on the Island of Hawaii. There were four (4) sections within Act 40 that pertained to the County of Hawaii. Section 11 appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund the sum of $100,000 to fund grassroots community efforts to sustain its anti-drug campaigns; provided that no single nonprofit entity shall receive more than $5,000 under this section; and provided further that no funds shall be expended under this section unless matched by funds from the County of Hawaii. These funds will be appropriated to the County's Healing Our Island account. Section 12 appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $380,000, pursuant to chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for community adolescent drug prevention programs on the island of Hawaii. These funds will be appropriated to the County's Adolescent Drug Prevention Program account. Section 16 appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund the sum of $100,000 to fund community-based substance abuse prevention programs, with priority given to drug education and awareness in the schools, community partnerships, and non- school youth activities in communities with the greatest need. These funds will be appropriated to the County's Community Anti-Drug Effort account. Section 19 appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $50,000, to be matched with federal funds, for community anti-drug efforts aimed at preventing crystal methamphetamine use. These funds will be appropriated to the Hawaii County Resource Center Anti-Drug Fund account. '~D Comm. No. ~ RCS. 6 I-DS' 611 ~ S6 ~ Ref. to: ~I~i J Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. Late ~t2 7 ~nn~