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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />DATE: January 3, 2011 Re: Comm. No. 16 /Res. No. 16 -11 <br />PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa <br />78 -128 `Ehukai Street <br />Kailua -Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 11:26 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 16 -11, reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 16 -11, transmitted jointly with Bill 2, by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via <br />Communication No. 16, dated November 9, 2010, authorizes the acceptance of a Monetary Donation of <br />$1,600 from Target for the Purchase of Tactical Bike Patrol Equipment for the Hawaii County Police <br />Department. <br />Sergeant Gary Souther, of the Hawaii County Community Policing Coordinator for North and South <br />Kohala, Kona and Ka`u was present to provide information to Your Committee. <br />A proposed amendment was transmitted via Communication 16.1 from Committee Chair Brenda Ford, <br />dated December 23, 2010. Those amendments contained in communication 16.1 were unanimously <br />approved. Ms. Ford will send a memo to all department directors to have all resolutions include monetary <br />amounts and corrections made to language written in the enacting clauses. Furthermore, her memo will <br />include that all future resolutions accepting monetary donations cite language from Chapter 2, Article 30, <br />Section 2 -162 (a) of the Hawaii County Code, in addition to Article XIII, Section 13 -12 of the Hawaii <br />County Charter. <br />Some Council Committee members were concerned as to language changes to the enacting clauses and if <br />it affected current charter requirements. Ms. Ford verified that this was a standard practice used during <br />2006 -2008 Council Term. <br />Pursuant to Article XIII, Section 13 -12, of the Hawaii County Charter, the Council of the County of <br />Hawaii is authorized to accept this donation. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 16 -11 as amended <br />to Draft 2, and recommends its adoption. <br />dkr <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />BRENDA FORD, AIR <br />FC REPORT NO. 8 <br />ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 2Q11 <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />A &E <br />EX <br />BLAS <br />X <br />FORD <br />X <br />HOFFMANN <br />X <br />IKEDA <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />PILAGO <br />X <br />SMART <br />X <br />_ <br />YAGONG <br />X <br />YOSHIMOTO <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />BRENDA FORD, AIR <br />FC REPORT NO. 8 <br />ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 2Q11 <br />