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,~ZY os M4 <br /> <br /> Harry Kim yj~;. William Takaba <br /> Mayor " Director <br /> - Nancy E. Crawford <br /> •ii Deputy Director <br /> n' <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Finance Department n 7 rT~ <br /> 26 Aupuni Street, Room 118 Hilo, Ilawaii 96720 t"-1' - <br /> (808)961-8234 Fax (808)961-8248 ~ <br /> -3 <br /> J <br /> January 26, 2007 ~ <br /> Pete Hoffmann, Chairman, and <br /> Members of the Hawaii County Council y <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> Subject: Bill for an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139 and Section 2-140, <br /> Hawaii County Code <br /> Chapter 103D-102, HRS, the Hawaii public procurement code, provides exemptions from the code for <br /> "grants" issued by the counties pursuant to their respective charters or ordinances. Chapter 2, Article 25, <br /> Sections 2-139 and 2-140, HCC, establishes procedures for awarding grants to nonprofit organizations. <br /> These procedures are limited to the annual grants awarded by the Hawaii County Council ($900,000), and <br /> do not cover grants awarded through other means. <br /> The purpose of the enclosed bill is to broaden the scope of Sections 2-139 and 2-140 by establishing <br /> procedures for the awarding of grants to nonprofit organizations from other sources, including the <br /> Council's district contingency relief account. <br /> In your deliberations, we ask that particular attention should be given to the current definition of <br /> "nonprofit". According to Section 2-136, "Nonprofit organization means an organization organized for <br /> other than profit-making purposes and which has a current 501(c)(3) tax-exemption from the Internal <br /> Revenue Code." This means that grants to organizations in excess of $25,000 without this designation <br /> would be subject to competition. <br /> Should you have any questions or concerns, I will be happy to discuss them with you. Please contact me <br /> at your convenience. Thank you very much. <br /> U'vi~ <br /> William Tak ba <br /> Director <br /> Enclosure <br /> APPROVED: <br /> Ref.70:- <br /> Harry Kim Ref. ~aa~ Ea^__0 <br /> 9 Z~~~ <br /> Mayor <br /> ~~yO~ <br /> <br />