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tv or COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ..~.M'i~ RESOLUTION NO. 541 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) WHEREAS, the West Hawaii Community Health Center, Ina (WHCHC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, committed to making healthcare geographically and financially accessible to residents of West Hawaii; and WHEREAS, WHCHC offers an integrated approach to healthcare that includes medical, dental and behavioral health services to adequately serve children who do not currently have adequate access to healthcare and in so doing, complete the Island's "Circle of Care" from Kawaihae to Kona to Miloli`i; and WHEREAS, WHCHC is partially funded by a federal 330e grant that covers only 30% of the operating budget and WHCHC must rely upon Medicaid, Medicare, and privately insured patients to balance its budget and maintain services; and WHEREAS, WHCHC wants to open a Children's Clinic in Kealakekua providing medical, dental, and behavioral services to all children including the indigent, uninsured and underinsured children who have been identified as a priority group by the State ofHawai`i; and WHEREAS, a medical crisis was declared in the County ofHawai`i due to the declining number of doctors and medical facilities to serve the children; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 8 will be appropriated to help the WHCHC Children's Clinic defray operational expenses that are not covered by the federal government or insurance for children in low income families; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $40,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $40,000