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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: September 20, 2010 Re: Comm. No. 937 /Res. 390 -10 <br /> PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa <br /> 78 -128 `Ehukai Street <br /> Kailua -Kona, Hawai` i <br /> TIME: 9:07 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 390 -10, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 390 -10, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford, via Communication No. 937, <br /> dated September 6, 2010, authorizes the payment of funds of a later fiscal year and of more than one fiscal <br /> year for a multi -year lease agreement for one hundred (100) mobile data terminals (MDT) for the Hawai`i <br /> County Police Department. <br /> The MDTs, to be placed in various officer's vehicles throughout the County, will allow the officers <br /> immediate access to the data base to check warrants, TROs and prior arrest information. This will improve <br /> the safety of the patrolling officers and save time by allowing them to file reports while away from the <br /> station. Resolution No. 126 -09 authorized the lease of the initial batch of 100 MDTs and this resolution is <br /> for a second batch. <br /> Pursuant to Section 10 -11, Hawai`i County Charter, any contract, lease or other obligation requiring <br /> payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year must be approved by resolution. <br /> Police Major Larry Weber said the year -long initial test of twenty (20) MDTs allowed the bugs to be <br /> worked out. There are a few areas of poor reception in North Hilo, North Kohala and South Kona, but the <br /> County is hopeful in acquiring stimulus funds for improved broadband in rural areas, which would <br /> alleviate the problem. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 390 -10, and <br /> recommends its adoption. <br /> kk <br /> AYES NOES A &E EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> ENRIQUES X <br /> FORD , X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> GREENWELL X <br /> HOFFMANN X <br /> IKEDA X ti <br /> NAEOLE - BEASON X <br /> ONISHI x DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI, CHAIR <br /> YAGONG X FC REPORT NO. 179 <br /> YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: OCT 0 6 7 n 1 O <br />