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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> <br /> DATE: October 30, 2006 Re: Comm. No. 1143/Res. No. 495-06 <br /> <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 495-06, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 495-06, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 356 by Director of Finance William Takaba, via <br /> Communication No. 1143, dated October 16, 2006, authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the <br /> State's Wireless Enhanced 911 board for the appropriation and reimbursement of funds for Enhanced 911 <br /> Services for wireless communications. <br /> The State Legislature in 2004 enacted Act 159, to amend Chapter 138 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, Relating to <br /> Wireless Enhanced 911 Service For Mobile Phones, for the purpose of enabling appropriate public safety <br /> agencies to be provided with a display of a 911 caller's identification and location regardless of the technology <br /> used to make and transmit the 911 call when using wireless communications. The State has mandated that all <br /> Public Safety Answering Positions be able to identify and locate cellular calls to the E911 Dispatch Centers and <br /> the expectation is that all counties, state, and federal E911 locations subscribe to the same software provider as a <br /> means to integrate and intemperate across the islands. Act 159 also established the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board <br /> under the State Department of Accounting and General Services to administer the amended Chapter 138 of the <br /> Hawaii Revised Statutes. <br /> The procurement, installation, and implementation of the County of Hawai`i's Wireless Enhanced 911 System <br /> will be administered by the Data Systems Department and will be used by the County's Fire and Police <br /> Departments. Upon agreement with the County, the Wireless Enhanced 9] 1 Board will provide reimbursement <br /> for funds expended toward the reasonable costs to lease, purchase, or maintain all necessary equipment, including <br /> hardware, software, and data base provisioning, required to provide technical functionality for Wireless Enhanced <br /> 911 Services. <br /> Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, County Departments must obtain the consent of the Council <br /> to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the <br /> powers granted by law to furnish, expend and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects <br /> being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 495-06 and recommends <br /> its adoption. <br /> smc <br /> eves NOES A&E Ex Respectfully submitted, <br /> ARAKAKI X <br /> HIGA x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> HOFFMANIV X <br /> HOLSCHUH X ~ ~ <br /> IKEDA X ~ <br /> ISBELL X U U" <br /> .IACOSSON x VIRG IA ISBELL, CHAIR <br /> PILAGO X FC REPORT NO. 360 <br /> SAFARIK X ADOPTED: N[IV ~ 5 2~~6 <br /> <br />