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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br /> DATE: February 21, 2007 RE: Comm. No. 174Bi11 No. 50 <br /> <br /> PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa <br /> 78-128 Ehukai Street <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 5:30 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Human Services and Economic Development, to which was referred <br /> Bill No. 50, via Communication No. 174, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 50, transmitted by Director of Finance William Takaba, via Communication <br /> No. 174 dated February 5, 2007, amends Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139 and <br /> Section 2-140 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to <br /> Appropriation of Funds to Nonprofit Organizations. <br /> Bill 50 establishes procedures for awarding grants to nonprofit organizations from other <br /> sources, including the Council's district contingency account. The current procedures <br /> limit the annual grants awazded by the Hawaii County Council ($900,000), and do not <br /> cover grants awarded through other means. This bill would broaden the scope of <br /> Sections 2-139 and 2-140 by establishing procedures for the awarding of grants to <br /> nonprofit organizations for other sources, including the Council's district relief account. <br /> Requests that particulaz attention was given to the current definition of "nonprofit" in <br /> Section 2-136, which means that grants to organizations in excess of $25,000 without a <br /> current 501(c)3 tax-exemption from the Internal Revenue Code would be subject to <br /> competition. <br /> Your Committee on Human Services and Economic Development is in accord with the <br /> purpose and intent of Bill No. 50 and recommends it pass first reading. <br /> Bjh <br /> AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> FORD x <br /> HIGH x COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES <br /> HOFFMANN x A~ MIC <br /> E~~~ENT <br /> Ik EDA x <br /> JACOBSON X <br /> NAEOLE x EMILY N OLE, CHAIR <br /> PILAGO x <br /> YAGONG x HSEDC REPORT NO. Ol <br /> YOSHIMOTO x ADOPTED: MARMAR 02007 <br /> <br />