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accurate information and goes through the Council process of two readings. It needs to <br />be enacted by July 1, when the new fiscal year starts. <br />Gary Takemura is the head of the Budget Division. <br />The Finance Department is also responsible for paying all the County's bills. All <br />the money flows in and out through the Treasury Division. A computer system called <br />FRESH was recently installed, which is supposed to make things more efficient. Each <br />department enters its own information into this system. <br />Ms. Sako mentioned the following miscellaneous things: <br />- Any change in a budget would need to have to be taken up with the County <br />Council. <br />- Let Ms. Garson know if we need copies of anything, and she will provide them. <br />- The departments also submit current goals and objectives for each year <br />- The Finance Department needs to make sure that any contracts that come through <br />comply with the County Code and the laws of the Hawai `i Revised Statutes. <br />- Payroll is a big payment. The system is set up to comply with the various <br />bargaining unit contracts. <br />- Each month a budget status report is prepared, so the Finance Department can be <br />aware of how each Department is doing with the budget. <br />- There is a general fund and a special revenue fund. <br />- There are also some funds held on behalf of other agencies, such as the motor <br />vehicle tax money, which gets transferred to the State. <br />- There are two proprietary funds. <br />- The Treasury Division is in charge of investing the County's funds. <br />- Up to 60% of the County's funds can be in one institution. The County only <br />recently was allowed to also use mainland institutions. <br />Ms. Cushnie asked Ms. Sako what her department's computer system was. Ms. Sako <br />said they recently received computers with Windows, to replace the Wangs which they used for <br />20 years. They are still fine- tuning the system. <br />Ms. Cushme asked if the Mayor releases all the required budgeted funds, and Ms. Sako <br />answered that no funds are withheld but that if it is a capital improvement budget, it's a little <br />different. <br />0 <br />