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The Honorable Chairman J Yoshimoto <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 4 <br /> February 27,2009 <br /> Health,Education and Welfare <br /> Housing. A drop in grant funding results in the $1.7 million decrease in the <br /> department's budget. <br /> Culture and Recreation <br /> Administration. Excluded from Parks Administration's budget are funds for the <br /> Veterans Center match, the Mahukona Boat Ramp study and the Kahalu'u Park <br /> Ranger programs. The Lava Viewing program will continue. The West Hawaii Golf <br /> program subsidy has been reduced to $500,000. <br /> Sanitation and Waste Disposal <br /> Solid Waste Division. The Solid Waste budget has decreased with the reductions in <br /> miscellaneous contractual services and cover material expenditures. <br /> Debt Service <br /> • Debt Service. Debt set-vice is projected to decrease with the delay in issuing bonds <br /> and the use of bond anticipation notes. <br /> Pension and Retirement <br /> • Employees Retirement System. The Employees Retirement System cost is expected <br /> to increase by $1.7 million due primarily to an increase in the salaries and wages for <br /> Police and Fire. <br /> Health Fund <br /> Health Benefits. Health costs, including post-employment benefits, are expected to <br /> increase by $2.2 million due to rising rates for both active employees and retirees. <br /> The health insurance rates for next fiscal year have not yet been set by the Employer <br /> Union Trust Fund, so increases to this budget item are possible. <br /> Miscellaneous <br /> • Transfer to Disaster & Emergency Fund. This transfer has been reduced to <br /> $100,000,the minimum set by the County Code. <br /> • Transfer to Self Insurance Fund. No funds are being transferred, due to County's <br /> financial condition. <br /> • Transfer to Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. <br /> This budget proposes a moratorium on this code requirement. <br />