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Jk11osH. COUNTY OF HAWAII •� '''�� =* STATE OF HAWAII '.Ng OFM� RESOLUTION NO. 222 19 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HAWAII COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR ITS SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce, mitigate, and alleviate poverty and enable low-income individuals to become self-sufficient; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Office of Aging is to ensure better choices, and better health programs are available to older adults through Hawai`i County; and WHEREAS, the Senior Farmer's Market Nutritional Program (SFMNP) is to provide low-income seniors with eligible fresh produce with the goal of improving their health and nutritional status and promotes education for the seniors on good nutrition and health; and WHEREAS, SFMNP is requesting financial assistance with expenses associated with outreach, intake services, and application processing; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to the Office of Aging to provide a grant to the Hawai`i Economic Opportunity Council for its Senior Farmer's Market Nutrition Program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: