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The Honorable Chairman J Yoshimoto and Members of the County Council May 5, 2009 Page 2 • Licenses and Permits - increased by $380,000 to reflect proposed increases in driver licensing and motor vehicle financial responsibility fees. • Intergovernmental Revenues - decreased by $705,064, as the result of a $758,000 decrease in Transient Accommodations Tax projections by the Council on Revenues, which is partially offset by increases in some other state and federal grant budgets. • Fund Balance Carryover - increased carryover projections by $5,800,000, which represents an increase in current year expenditure savings as a result of restrictions on filling vacant positions and a 5% cut in non-salary expenditures as well as the removal of the transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund as discussed below. The transfer from Budget Stabilization Fund of $2,000,000 was removed as a revenue source because the County Code intends that it be transferred and used within the year in which it is needed. The appropriate procedure will be to request the transfer from the Budget Stabilization Fund to the General Fund during Fiscal Year 2009-10 if it is needed to balance the budget due to an insufficient fund balance carryover or other revenue shortfall. Significant Changes to February 27, 2009 Expenditure Estimates General Fund • Legislative Branch - reduced overall budget by $361,848 in cooperation with the administration's effort to cut 10% of non-salary and grant budgeted expenditures. • Office of Management - decreased salary and wages by $41,714 to reflect a one- day-per-month furlough for appointed staff. • Police - increased original estimate of salary and wages by $450,000 for overtime to recognize the impact of cumulative salary increases on overtime costs. • Employee Benefits - increased by $700,000 to reflect increased health insurance premium cost, based on determination of rates by the Employer Union Trust Fund. • Vacant Positions - We originally proposed in February to unfund 42 vacant positions. This amended budget proposal includes a cumulative total of 55 positions that have been unfunded, representing savings of $1.3 million. The remaining positions are considered to be essential to County operations, and/or they have an existing incumbent temporarily assigned to a worker compensation position or in some other temporary appointment. Position Changes from February 27, 2009 Budget Proposal This amended budget proposes two new positions in addition to the two positions deleted in the original submitted budget. The new positions will provide water safety officer coverage at Punalu'u Beach Park on weekdays. County of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.