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The Honorable Chairman Pete Hoffmann <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 3 <br />March 1, 2007 <br />creation of a separate Vehicle Registration and Licensing (VRL) division within the <br />Finance Department. The purposes of this consolidation are: <br />• To improve services to the public by eventually offering regional one-stop VRL <br />service centers in Hilo, Kona, Waimea, Pahoa, and Kau; <br />• To promote efficiency of operations by cross -training staff to carry out more <br />functions; <br />• To enable the Police Department to focus on its core functions of fighting and <br />preventing crime; and <br />■ To enable the Treasury division to concentrate on investments, banking, and <br />municipal financing. <br />This budget includes funding for expanded services and rent for a new facility in <br />Waimea. If approved, regional VRL service centers will be opened in Hilo, at the former <br />Real Property Tax office on Piilani Street (1/08); in Kona, at the new West Hawaii Civic <br />Center (upon completion); in Pahoa, at the planned new Police station (upon completion); <br />and in Waimea and Kau, at sites to be selected. <br />• Roll-on, Roll -off Trailers for Solid Waste. The Solid Waste division will purchase <br />two roll -off trucks and six 40 -cubic yard roll -off trailers to establish a pilot program <br />to separate, collect, and transport green waste and white goods from a number of <br />transfer stations, When full, the roll -off containers will be taken to the scrap metal <br />yard, or green waste facility. The containers will also be stationed at the Hilo tip <br />floor to transport separated items, including wood, pallets, cardboard, green waste, <br />and scrap metal, to the appropriate disposal site. <br />The roll-on bins and trucks provide the flexibility to serve the public and divert more <br />of the waste stream from the landfills. The roll-on trailers and tractor trucks are an <br />integral part of the equipment needed to haul items away from the transfer stations for <br />proper disposal. <br />SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS <br />This budget adds supplemental funding for the following major areas of need: <br />Parks and Recreation <br />• Establishes additional Plumber, Electrician, and Mechanic positions, and increases to <br />full-time, 6 Park Caretaker positions to improve the maintenance of parks. <br />• Adds funds to repair Aunty Sally's Luau Hale. <br />• Continues municipal golf rates in West Hawaii. <br />