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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the <br /> council advances the following funding priorities to the mayor for inclusion in the 2008-09 fiscal <br /> year operating budget: <br /> • Add fifteen (15) new police cadet positions and two (2) new police positions to help <br /> with administration of the cadet program, and appropriate $100,000 for cadet tuition <br /> reimbursement; and <br /> • Appropriate $140,000 for compilation of land use information, including flood <br /> control, culturally sensitive areas, historical roads, environmentally sensitive areas, <br /> and coastal setbacks, and add one (1) new position in the Planning Department to <br /> coordinate the compilation and maintenance of land use information and one (1) new <br /> position in the Data Systems Department to create and maintain Geographic <br /> Information Systems (GIS) land use maps; and <br /> • Add eleven (11) new positions to the Fire Department in the first quarter of the 2008- <br /> 09 fiscal year and nineteen (19) new positions in the third quarter of the 2008-09 <br /> fiscal year in order to meet the additional seventy eight (78) positions required for <br /> compliance with national staffing standards and allow for eligibility for certain <br /> federal grants, and appropriate $120,000 for equipment for new positions; and <br /> • Fund one (1) new cabinet level position to coordinate County energy self sufficiency <br /> policy and implementation efforts and represent the County at the State legislature <br /> and at the PUC, and add one (1) new engineer position to assist County departments <br /> with the evaluation and implementation of energy strategies and projects; and <br /> • Appropriate $1,000,000 for an incentive program to help with recruitment and <br /> retention of difficult to recruit positions; and <br /> • Appropriate $2,000,000 for appraisal services to establish current fair market values <br /> for Hawaii Island properties and fund an analysis of real property tax rates and <br /> exemptions. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the funding priorities listed above should be <br /> <br /> included in the Mayor's operating budget which is submitted to the council on March 1, 2008. <br /> 2 <br /> <br />