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WHEREAS, within the existing County personnel, there is no one who has the requisite level of technological knowledge and expertise, including the ability to coordinate related structural, topographical and mechanical challenges, to oversee the purchase and installation of a radio system of this caliber,; and WHEREAS, our United States legislators are strongly urging our county officials to hire someone with the necessary knowledge and expertise in order to competently coordinate and expedite the purchase and installation of the system in order to meet the mandated deadline; and WHEREAS, the process to select a qualified project coordinator must begin immediately in order to fill the position in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, the individual selected should possess an understanding of a wide range of technology and equipment that is available and suitable for the purposes of the County of Hawaii, and should not necessarily be a representative of any specific manufacturer, company or product line; and WHEREAS, the project coordinator must be willing and able to review, utilize and integrate appropriate portions, if any, of existing studies and plans that have been made for the project; and WHEREAS, the hiring of the project coordinator is under the purview of the Mayor; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Mayor is encouraged to direct his administration to begin the process to find, select and hire a qualified person who possesses the requisite knowledge, credentials and skills to coordinate and oversee the planning, selection, negotiation, purchase, installation and maintenance of a County-wide radio system that meets the federal requirements. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this person will be tasked with ensuring that the radio system that is selected and installed will allow inter-operability with existing systems and future expansion of the system. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to snake the necessary arrangements in accordance with the terms of this resolution.