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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: May 2, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 91/Bill No. 11 <br /> • PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 2:30 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. 11, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 11, transmitted by Finance Director Collins Tomei, via Communication No. 91 dated <br /> March 1, 2017, submits for consideration the proposed Operating Budget for the County of <br /> Hawai`i for the Fiscal Year(FY) ending June 30, 2018. This balanced budget includes estimated <br /> revenues and appropriations of$473,998,961, and is 2.38 percent larger than last year's budget. <br /> Part I, Volume I, of this bill provides the Mayor's budget message, which includes summaries of <br /> estimated revenues and expenditures for FY 2017-18, with comparisons to FY 2016-17, by <br /> providing specific tables and sections entitled "Operating Budget by Fund," "Revenues by <br /> Source," "Expenditures by Function," "Revenue Changes," and "Expenditure Changes." <br /> This Volume further provides a"Summary of Revenues and Appropriations by Funds," <br /> "Position Changes," "Revenues and Expenditures," and Parts A through L, which show <br /> estimated revenues and expenditures for the General Fund and each Special Fund. <br /> Part I, Volume II, of this bill provides a summary of each department and special fund that <br /> includes mission statements, goals, funding sources and position counts, program descriptions <br /> and objectives, highlights, measures, and expenditures. <br /> Communication No. 91, from Finance Director Collins Tomei dated March 1, 2017, transmitted <br /> a booklet containing reports entitled "Departments and Agencies' Six Month Progress Report on <br /> Program Objectives for FY 2016-17," and "Final Status Report on Program Objectives for <br /> FY 2015-16." This report shows program accomplishments for the first six months of the <br /> current fiscal year and for the previous fiscal year. <br /> On April 4, 2017, pursuant to Section 10-4 of the Hawai`i County Charter, the Council • <br /> conducted a public hearing on the proposed Operating and Capital Budgets at the Hilo County <br /> Building and provided videoconferencing at the West Hawai`i Civic Center. <br /> On April 11, 2017, Mayor Harry Kim presented this proposed budget on the first day of the <br /> Departmental Budget and Program Reviews. <br /> FC Report No. 14 <br />