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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />DATE: 1/6/2009 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />TIME: 1:03p.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Comm. No. 55/Bill No. 11 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 11, reports as follows: <br />Bill No. 1 1, transmitted by Finance Director Nancy Crawford, via Communication No. 55, dated <br />December 17, 2008, amends Ordinance No. 08-78, as amended, the Operating Budget, ending <br />June 30, 2009. The amendment is as follows: <br />From: <br />3305.47 Wireless E911 Fees General $850,000 <br />3305.52 WirelessE911 System General <20Q,000> <br />To: <br />010.201.5216.21 Wireless E911 <br />General $650,000 <br />Total $650,000 <br />Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order 94-102, the State of Hawaii Wireless <br />Enhanced 9 ] 1 Board reimburses the County of Hawaii for approved purchases relating to the provision <br />of technical functionality for the wireless enhanced 911 service. The State of Hawaii Wireless Enhanced <br />91 1 Board is providing an additional appropriation of $650,000 to the Hawaii County Police <br />Department. In the current fiscal year's budget, this grant was anticipated and $200,000 was budgeted in <br />the Wireless E911 expenditure account (010.201.5216.21). However, the anticipated grant revenue was <br />inadvertenCly placed in the Wireless E91 1 System account (010.3305.52), instead of the Wireless E911 <br />Fees account (0103305.47). <br />Councilmember Ford expressed concern of how long we were going to be able to get grants from the <br />State to support something that is so vital to our Police and to our community. <br />Assistant Police Chief Paul Ferreira stated that there is a $.66 charge per cell phone that is placed into the <br />Wireless 91 I account each month. That fund contains in excess of S22 million atthis time. Those funds <br />are used to reimburse the Public Safety Answering Points as well as reimburse cell phone carriers for <br />towers and infrastructure needs. Those funds will continue to be put into that account as long as there are <br />funds. Governor Lingle has stated she would like to use some of these funds and is checking with the <br />Attorney General to see if this can be done. <br />FC Report No. 13 <br />