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PROPOSAL #8 (CA-15) <br />RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Shall the <br />Charter of the County of Hawaiibe amended by removing Department of Information <br />Technology oversight of the information systems maintained by the Office of the <br />Prosecuting Attorney and the Police Department? <br /> <br /> <br />This proposal was brought forth by the prosecuting attorney and supported by the <br />department of information technology. The proposal would exempt the information <br />technology systems of the office of the prosecuting attorney and the police department <br />from oversight by the department of information technology. Previous charters have <br />provided for department of information technology oversight of the operations of <br />information technology systems of all county departments and agencies, except for the <br />department of water supply. The information technology systems of the office of <br />prosecuting attorney and the police department are currently operated by those <br />departments due to the law enforcement functions of those systems. The commission <br />acknowledges the differences inherent in the law enforcement information technology <br />systems from those found in the other county departments. This proposal will assist in <br />more coherent oversight by the department of information technology of the remaining <br /> <br />departmental systems. <br />PROPOSAL #9 (CA-17) <br />RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DISASTER AND EMERGENCY FUND: <br />Shall the Charter of the County of Hawaii be amended by establishing a Disaster and <br />Emergency Fund for specific and limited purposes, to be funded by an annual <br />appropriation of a minimum of one percent of real property tax revenues? <br /> <br /> <br />This proposal would establish in the charter a disaster and emergency fund, monies for <br />funded by an annual appropriation of a minimum of one percent of certified <br />which would be <br />real estate tax revenues, state and federal grants, the federal emergency management <br />agency, private sources and other sources of revenue. The proposal enables the <br />accumulation of at least $20 million in the fund. The fund shall be used only for the <br />following purposes in the event of a natural or human-caused disaster or emergency: <br />repair of county facilities and infrastructure; cleaning of county property; providing for <br />immediate response to deal with public health and safety risks; matching federal, state or <br />private grants-in-aid to restore public property; paying for county operational expenses in <br />certain circumstances; acquiring property to mitigate potential disasters or emergencies; <br />and administrative expenses. The fund would be administered by the director of finance. <br />The commission finds that the current fund in county code does not provide an adequate <br />measure of protection for county infrastructure and residents, and needs to be upgraded <br />as a top priority of county government. <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />