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Form #: B-52 7118191 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 5 it REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION f OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING DEPARTMENT: ATTORNEY DATE: 1012412019 STAFF CONTACT: Lee Lord, Business Manager PHONE: 934-3315 A. REQUEST: i A resolution to enter into an agreement with the US Department of Justice. We are requesting the Council's permission to accept federal funds from the US Department of j Justice in the amount of $769,895 for the periods 10/1119 through 9130121. These funds will be used to pay for two positions in the OPA, a Deputy Prosecutor and an Investigator as well as fringes for these positions. The funds will cover overtime for NPD to assist in investigations. A mandatory training and associated travel expenses will also be covered. Additionally there is $10,000 included in this grant for DNA analysis and/or testing. We request to amend Ordinance 19-73 as amended, the Operating Budget for The County of Hawai'i for the fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2020. This would include amending the budget to appropriate the funds to the project and creating a general ledger revenue account and expenditure account. The name of the program is "2019 SAKI Investigation and Prosecution". We would like to request that this resolution and bill be waived from the Finance Committee and be placed on the November 20 Council agenda in order to expedite the receipt of these funds. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): These funds will be received in the current fiscal year and expended during the current fiscal year as well as the two subsequent fiscal years. 2 4 2019 1 SIGNED: DATE: Department Head }