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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 25 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 25 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Article 25. Appropriation of Funds to Nonprofit Organizations. Section 2 -135. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish standards for the appropriation of funds to nonprofit organizations providing programs and services which the County has determined to be in the public's interest. Section 2 -136. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Conflict of interest" means a substantial probability that action taken by an individual will result in measurable direct benefits accruing to the individual as opposed to benefits accruing in general to an industry. (2) "Director" means the director of finance of the County. (3) "Grant" means an appropriation of public funds to a nonprofit organization for a public purpose. (4) "Nepotism" means appointing persons to positions on the basis of their blood or marital relationship to the appointing authority, rather than on merit or ability. (5) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization organized for other than profit- making purposes and which has a current 501(c)3 tax - exemption from the Internal Revenue Code. (6) "Perquisite" means a privilege furnished or a service rendered by an organization to an employee, officer, director, or member of that organization to reduce the individual's personal expenses. [(7) "Purchase of service" means the exchange by an agency of goods and services to be delivered by a nonprofit organization to the general public for cash payments substantially equal in value to such goods and services.] Section 2 -137. Eligible organizations. All [:. . - . - . - - - -] grant payments made by the County to nonprofit organizations are to be made in accordance with these standards so that the funded nonprofit programs yield direct benefits to the public and accomplish public purposes. No grant [ef ] to a nonprofit organization shall be made unless the nonprofit organization meets the following criteria: