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Honorable Members of the Hawai`i County Council May 5, 2014 Page 5 Significant Changes to February 28, 2014 Expenditure Estimates General Fund • Police — Funding from the Hawai`i Impact Grant is expected to increase by $129,000. Additionally, funding is included for community safety programs. • Fire — Funding was increased by $320,000 in the Ocean Safety Division, for salaries, equipment and miscellaneous costs to support a pilot jet ski program. • Prosecuting Attorney—Additional staffing was provided to meet the increased demand and workload placed on office staff by changes in judiciary requirements, increasing the budget by about $186,000. • Parks & Recreation — Funding of approximately $180,000 was provided for staffing to accommodate increased parks maintenance responsibilities related to new facilities and to respond to increased use of existing facilities. • Transfer to Solid Waste — Subsidy to the fund has been increased by $412,742 to support additional recycling program needs and solid waste operations. • Transfer to Debt Service— Budget was increased by $291,793 based on anticipated activity on State Revolving Fund (SRF) funded projects. • Post-employment Benefits — Funding in the amount of $1,860,000 was added in the expectation of making a larger contribution toward the County's unfunded future health benefits liability(GASB 45). Solid Waste Fund • Solid Waste — The recycling program appropriation decreased $217,307 due to a reduction in the Beverage Container Deposit Program grant funding, and costs increased in glass recycling and organic recycling by $202,000. Funding for cover material at the Hilo Landfill increased by$132,000 to ensure state Depth talent of Health requirements are met.