2024 Hawaii County Charter 10-15 & 10-16

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(f) Maximum accrual limit in maintenance fund; exemption to funding. (1) Only moneys derived from real property tax revenue, its interest, and its penalties shall be included in the computation of the maximum accrual limit for the maintenance fund. All other moneys specifically directed to the maintenance fund shall be held separately from those moneys in the maintenance fund that originated from real property tax revenues (including interest and penalties), and shall not be subjected to the maximum accrual limit. (2) The maximum accrual limit shall not exceed $3,000,000. (3) At the end of any fiscal year in which the maintenance fund holds unencumbered funds derived from real property tax revenue (including interest and penalties) of at least $3,000,000, any unencumbered amount in excess of that $3,000,000 shall be permanently transferred to the general fund balance. (4) Exemption to funding. If the maintenance fund holds $3,000,000 in unencumbered funds derived from real property tax revenue (including interest and penalties), then the council and the executive branch do not need to add more money to the maintenance fund until the next budget cycle. This exemption shall not release the administration from its mandatory duty to maintain and preserve lands and easements acquired by the public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund in good repair for public safety each fiscal year. (g) The maintenance fund shall be used solely for public safety maintenance and preservation of those lands and easements acquired by the public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund, and shall be used only for expenditures directly related to its purpose. Expenditures by the administration and/or stewardship grants presumed to be directly related are as follows: (1) Reparation (fixing, mending, repair work, and servicing); (2) Preservation (damage control, salvaging, safekeeping, and safeguarding); (3) Conservation of soil, forests, shorelines, native wildlife, streams, wetlands, watershed, and floodways; (4) Restoration (replacement, reclamation, reconditioning, and remediation); (5) Wildfire and fire prevention; (6) Repair of existing buildings to meet the current code requirements, if the building is deemed reasonable to save; (7) Replacing signs to meet the current code requirements; (8) Installation, repair, or replacement fencing and gate or access mechanisms; (9) Installation or repair of cattle guards; (10) Building, renting, leasing, installing, and maintenance of toilet facilities; (11) Building and installation of small sheds or structures for the storage of maintenance equipment; (12) Building, installation and maintenance of structures to provide protection from the elements; (13) Creation of trails or paths to access land for public safety, maintenance, and preservation; (14) Mitigation of flooding problems including repair or restoration of existing culverts, drainage features, or other similar flood control mitigation; 43