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COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 360 10 STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, PURSUANT TO HRS 46 -7, FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROSECUTION GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has identified physical violence against adult women as a serious and increasing problem in Hawaii County; and WHEREAS, a specialized unit within the Prosecutor's Office is responsible for the prosecution of all misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawai'i Department of the Attorney General's Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division has authorized funding to the Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to sustain the deputy prosecuting attorney position in the specialized unit; and WHEREAS, these monies, derived from the Office on Violence Against Women STOP Formula Grant Program funded by the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009, will be used to fund one deputy prosecuting attorney for vertical prosecution of misdemeanor domestic violence and protective order crimes on Hawaii Island where the victim is an adult woman; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46 -7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers.