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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: February 28, 2005 Re: Comm. No. 121/Bill No. 40 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> <br /> TIME: 10:10 a.m. <br /> <br /> Council Chair Safarik and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 40, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 40, transmitted by Director of Finance William Takaba, via Communication No. 121, dated <br /> February 28, 2005, amends Ordinance No. 04-74, as amended, the Operating Budget, ending <br /> <br /> June 30, 2005. The amendment is as follows: <br /> From: <br /> <br /> 3609.10 Fund Balance From Previous Year General $1,704,750 <br /> l'o: <br /> 010.101.5101.02 Clerk-Council Services - OCF, General $ 42,000 <br /> 010.121.5121.02 Finance Administration - OCE 200,000 <br /> 010.121.5122.01 Accounts Division-S&W 18,000 <br /> 010.121.5124.02 'Treasury Division-OCE 46,750 <br /> 010.141.5141.01 Planning-S&W 12,000 <br /> 010.151.5151.01 Civil Service-S&W 32,000 <br /> 010.171.5171.22 Building Maintenance Division-OCE 40,000 <br /> 010.181.5181.52 Automotive Division - OCE 300,000 <br /> 010500.5503.01 Parks Administration--S&W 9,000 <br /> 010.500.5505.1 I Parks Maintenance -Equip 30,000 <br /> 010.801.580133 Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 675,000 <br /> 010.901.5902.05 Employee Health Plans 300,000 <br /> "Total $1,704,750 <br /> From the general fund's fund balance of $6,697,734.37, which certified by the Mayor on October 7, 2004, <br /> an appropriation of $4,042,488 to various accounts has already been approved by the council in order to <br /> meet County needs. This bill is a result of meetings between the administration and Councilmembers, in <br /> which there were no special requests from the members for projects; however, several members <br /> mentioned County building repairs as a priority. Some of the remaining funds are proposed to he <br /> transferred to CIP to support those renovations. <br /> The fund balance will be distributed to the following accounts: <br /> • Clerk-Council Services OCE (miscellaneous contractual services) -Funds are requested for <br /> the County's contribution to the cost of hosting the annual NACo conference in Honolulu. <br /> • Finance OCE (miscellaneous contractual services) -Funds are requested for additional costs <br /> associated with the County's transition from the Wang accounting systems to the new FRESH <br /> system Software modifications arc required to accommodate the County's unique payroll <br /> system. There have also been costs associated with the increase in time required to <br /> implement the payroll system. Other modules require some customization to achieve the <br /> maximum benefit for the County. <br /> FC REPOFi"f NO. 50 <br /> <br />