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JNtYOF h, <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> .os•M►..A <br /> BILL NO. 215 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 25, OF THE HAWAII <br /> COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO <br /> APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 25, section 2-135 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 <br /> (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: <br /> "Section 2-135. Purpose. <br /> The purpose of this article is to establish standards for the appropriation of funds to <br /> nonprofit organizations providing programs and services which the County has <br /> determined to be in the [public's] public interest." <br /> SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 25, section 2-139 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 <br /> (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: <br /> "(a) All grant awards made to a nonprofit organization by the County shall be made in <br /> accordance with one of the following procedures: <br /> (1) Grants-in-aid awarded annually in operating budget: <br /> (A) Annually, before November 30, the director shall, for the purpose of <br /> soliciting applications, establish a sum of at least $1,000,000 to be <br /> available in the ensuing fiscal year for funding requests by nonprofit <br /> organizations. The director shall publish a notice soliciting applications in <br /> two newspapers of general circulation within the County by November 30. <br /> (B) All applications for grants shall be submitted to the director on or before <br /> January 31 preceding the County's fiscal year, which begins on July 1. <br /> Applications shall be prepared on forms provided by the director. <br /> Applications not in conformance with the requirements of this Code may <br /> be rejected. All application forms shall include detailed information on <br /> specific, measurable outcomes and public benefits to be derived from the <br /> expenditure of County funds. <br /> (C) The director shall submit to the council all qualifying applications as <br /> provided in sections 2-137 and 2-138 for its review and appropriation of <br /> funds. Site visitations of nonprofit organizations submitting complete <br /> applications may be conducted by the council and its designated staff, as <br /> deemed necessary by the chair of the appropriate committee, after January <br />