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........ v,!%l. COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII �Tt OF 10. RESOLUTION NO. 438 20 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 ALOHA `ILIO RESCUE TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS DOG SURRENDER PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Aloha Ilio Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose purpose is to prevent cruelty to animals and to support the efforts of the Hawai`i Island Humane Society to reduce the rate of euthanasia of unwanted and abandoned animals in the community; and WHEREAS, Aloha `Ilio Rescue offers a dog surrender program where an owner may surrender a dog, which is then evaluated by a veterinarian, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, microchipped, and nurtured in a foster home until a suitable adopter is located; and WHEREAS, Aloha `Ilio Rescue is requesting assistance to pay veterinarian expenses and to purchase food for its dog surrender program; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports the development of a local economy that is diverse, stable, and in balance with Hawai`i Island's ecology, community character, and cultural heritage; 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 8 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Aloha `Ilio Rescue to assist with expenses related to its dog surrender program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: