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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />RESOLUTION NO. 16'4 09 <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER <br />INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE <br />UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (RCUH), PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR THE <br />EVALUATION OF THE BIG ISLAND DRUG COURT ENHANCEMENT. <br />PROJECT <br />WHEREAS, in 2007, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney was awarded a <br />Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Methamphetamine Initiative Grant by the <br />U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; and <br />WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney had applied for the funds to <br />improve the Big Island Drug Court's efforts to more effectively intervene and engage the <br />methamphetamine offender in a timely manner; and <br />WHEREAS, this grant, administered by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, <br />also benefitted the Hawaii State Judiciary and the Office of the Public Defender; and <br />WHEREAS, to assess the overall success of the implementation of this grant, <br />the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney will be contracting with the Research Corporation <br />of the University of Hawaii (RCUH) to have them administer this evaluation component; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that county <br />departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal <br />or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers <br />granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in <br />connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY <br />OF HAWAII that the Office of the Mayor is authorized to enter into a Contract <br />Agreement with the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH). <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is <br />authorized to sign the above-referenced agreement and any related documents on <br />behalf of the Office of the Mayor and the County of Hawaii pursuant to the Hawaii <br />County Charter. <br />