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COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 170 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 11-59, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Findings and purpose. The Food Basket, Inc. serving as Hawaii Island's Food Bank is an island -wide non-profit food network that collects and distributes nutritious food to low income families, the ill and disabled, senior citizens, children's programs and other charitable non-profit organizations. The Food Basket has determined that 26.6% of all children under the age of 18 residing in the County do not know from where and when their next meal is coming and that 20% of the County residents use the Food Basket on a continuous basis. The current demand for food has caused an emergency shortfall in food supplies at the Food Basket's two warehouses. Medical personnel and agencies attest that the lack of adequate and nutritious food resources for families and individuals result in an increasing impact on already strained medical facilities and services placing additional burdens on taxpayers The Food Basket Inc. is an organization whose programs yield direct benefits to the public and accomplish public purposes, as set forth in Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-137, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended). The Council recognizes the need to proactively address this food emergency and provide funding as set forth in Chapter 2, Article 41, Section 2-210, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) to The Food Basket, Inc. SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 11-59, as amended, is hereby further amended by appropriating revenues in the following amount(s) to the following fund(s) and expenditure account(s) as set forth herein below. Account No. Source Fund Amount NEW Transfer from Disaster & Emergency Fund General $ 200,000 Total $ 200,000