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FC-34 Page 2 May 1, 2012 Comm. 675: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A MONETARY DONATION OF $2,000 TO THE (Res. 246-12) DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO HELP FUND TRAINING OF ITS PERSONNEL TO REPAIR “SOFTURF”, A SAFETY-SURFACE FOR PLAYGROUNDS Donated by the Keaukaha Community Association, the funds will be used to pay for part of the cost to train Parks and Recreation staff to repair “”Softturf,” a safety-surface for playgrounds. Comm. 676: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 11-59, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR (Bill 234) THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 Increases revenues in Federal Grants - Special Investigative Training ($13,964), and appropriates same to Special Investigative Training. Funds would be used by the Police Department to improve their ability to respond to violent crimes against women through ongoing specialized training for the detectives of the Juvenile Aid Section. Comm. 677: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 11-59, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR (Bill 235) THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 Increases revenues in Federal Grants – Workforce Investment Act (WIA) ($1,521,232) and appropriates to the following: WIA – Administration Planning 2012-13 ($152,121), WIA – Adult Program 2012-13 ($495,316), WIA – Dislocated Worker Program 2012-13 ($405,276), and WIA – Youth Program 2012-13 ($468,519), for a total amount of $1,521,232. Funds would be used by the Office of Housing and Community Development’s WIA Program to assist adults, dislocated workers, and youths by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills, and literacy, thus improving the quality of the workforce, reducing welfare dependency, and enhancing the productivity and competiveness of the local economy. Comm. 680: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2010) BY (Bill 237) AMENDING ARTICLE X, SECTION 10-3 RELATING TO THE SCOPE OF THE OPERATING BUDGET Requires all new positions be created separately from the budget process to allow for greater transparency and for the opportunity for public discussion on increasing the size of government. Adds the following language in Section 10-3(a): “(2) The operating budget shall not contain any new positions that have not been previously approved by the council by resolution.”