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William P Kenai <br />March 3, 2010 <br />Re: Operating Budget <br />County <br />Finance <br />25 Aupum Street. Suite <br />(308) 961 -8234 <br />J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and <br />Members of the Hawai'i County Council <br />Hawaii County Council <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />of Hawaii <br />Department <br />2103 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />• Fax (808) 961 -8569 <br />O r) <br />The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service <br />and work based training program for older workers, funded under Title V of the Older <br />Americans Act Amendments. The federal funds are channeled to the State of Hawai'i <br />Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' Workforce Development Division which <br />annually awards a grant to the Hawai'i County Office of Aging. The Office of Aging <br />contracts out this part -time training program to the Department of Parks and <br />Recreation Elderly Activities Division's Senior Training & Employment Program <br />(STEP). <br />Special SCSEP federal grant funds received by the State from the U.S. Department of <br />Labor's Appropriation Act of 2009 (Public Law 111 -117, Title VIII) are being provided to <br />the County of Hawai`i to enable STEP to continue serving the nine (9) seniors added <br />last year under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public <br />Law 111 -05). With this grant of $84,600 in special funds, the nine (9) seniors currently <br />participating in STEP under ARRA will be allowed to remain in their "on the job" training <br />positions until June 30, 2011. <br />Enclosed is a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the <br />State of Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the Special Fund <br />monies. <br />Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by <br />appropriating the $84,600 into two separate base accounts, Salaries & Wages and <br />OCE, for the County's STEP. <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />an•clur <br />Deanna S. Salvo <br />Deputy Uvector <br />To ensure uninterrupted participation in the STEP by these nine seniors, the Office of <br />Aging is requesting a waiver from the Finance Committee and to have the resolution <br />and bill heard at the March 17, 2010 Council meeting. <br />< .l <br />Hawa7 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />n' <br />Fri <br />Comm. No. �(' 7 <br />Ref. To: W f j _ <br />Ref. Dots MAR 0 4 2010 <br />