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~tv,or <br /> d?'•;~~ William Takaba <br /> Harry Kim _ I~;~ <br /> Moyor Director <br /> , Nancy E. Crawford <br /> Deputy Director <br /> ~ Oi Mr <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Finance Department <br /> 25 Aupuni Sheet, Room 118 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> (808) 96I-8231. Fax (808) 961-8248 <br /> Cam, <br /> <br /> May 2, 2007 <br /> Pete Hoffmann, Chairperson and ~y <br /> Members of the Hawaii County Council = c <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> 4~ <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Re: Operating Budget - <br /> The State of Hawaii Legislature enacted Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, which <br /> appropriated funds for the County of Hawaii to continue its anti-drug abuse efforts. Last fiscal <br /> year, Governor Linda Lingle had authorized the release of $630,000, appropriated in Act 178, <br /> and these were to be utilized by providing grants to community organizations to undertake <br /> projects that promote drug prevention or drug awareness and education, and for a youth <br /> mentoring program to help Hawai'i's youths avoid drugs and addiction. <br /> More specifically, the monies were used towards four (4) programs: Healing Our Island, <br /> Adolescent Drug Prevention Program, Community Anti-Drug Effort Account, and Hawaii <br /> County Resource Center Anti-Drug Fund. Although the County facilitates these 4 programs, <br /> the organizations involved or receiving funding with the Adolescent Drug Prevention Program <br /> (for $380,000) and the Hawaii County Resource Center Anti-Drug Fund (for $50,000) were <br /> paid for their services directly by the State. Thus, the funding for these two programs did not <br /> need to be appropriated. Separate appropriation of $100,000 from the State's Act 178 <br /> funding were made towards the Healing Our Island and Community Anti-Drug Effort accounts <br /> since the County received the monies for these programs. <br /> Recently, an additional $630,000 was released by Governor Linda Lingle and we will be <br /> appropriating $200,000 to the County's Healing Our Island account with the Community Anti- <br /> Drug Effort Account funds administered through this account. The remaining funds will be paid <br /> directly by the State to the programs and are not being appropriated. <br /> Enclosed is a resolution for Council's authorization to receive and expend state funding for <br /> community anti-drug efforts on the Island of Hawaii, pursuant to Act 178, Session Laws of <br /> Hawaii 2005. <br /> ~,o. X98-07~ Bt.P,[9~~ Comm. Nn._ `fo I <br /> Ref. 7o: u <br /> Ref. ante MAY_____- 4 <br /> Z_. ~7 <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />