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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: March 18, 2014 Re: Comm. No. 725/Bill No. 215 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 3:50 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 215, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 215,transmitted by Council Member Brenda J. Ford, via Communication No. 725 dated <br /> February 27, 2014, amends Chapter 2, Article 25, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as <br /> amended), relating to appropriation of funds to nonprofit organizations. <br /> The bill would replace the requirement that any equipment purchased through a grant award from the <br /> Contingency Relief Fund to a nonprofit organization be purchased pursuant to procurement law and <br /> be kept as property of the County, with a new provision providing that such equipment would be <br /> purchased without procurement law restrictions and would become the property of the nonprofit <br /> organization, with that nonprofit organization assuming liability. <br /> Council Member Ford spoke in support of the Bill No. 215. She noted that the main intention of the <br /> bill is to correct the Hawai`i County Code to allow nonprofits to own equipment purchased with <br /> contingency funds. <br /> Council Member Kern expressed his support for the bill and stated that it will also remove the <br /> County's liability when the nonprofit organization assumes ownership. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 215, and <br /> recommends its passage on first reading. <br /> sc <br /> AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted, <br /> EOFF X <br /> FORD X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> ILAGAN X <br /> KANUHA X <br /> KERN X /, ���t�5 A /J�1,3 <br /> ONISHI X "` <br /> POINDEXTER X VALERIE T. POINDEXTER, CHAIR <br /> WILLE X FC REPORT NO.: 143 <br /> YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: APR 0 1 2014 <br />