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111 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK HAWAII COUNTY BUILDING 25 AUPUNI STREET HILO.HAWAII 96720 Mt. Russell S. Kokubun, Council Chairman and Members of the Council Page 3 July 24, 1989 The following table depicts the means by which transfers are made. • Within Department Department/Department Hawaii Mayor Resolution at request of mayor . Maui Resolution at Ordinance at request request of mayor. of mayor. City & County Mayor w/report to Ordinance at request Council . of mayor . Kauai Mayor Ordinance at request of mayor . Based upon the foregoing information Hawaii County Charter is the most lenient in transfer procedures . Maui County seems to be most restrictive. In order to clarify the definition of an appropriation and the procedures for the transfer of unencumbered appropriation balances, the following charter language amendments are proposed . Section 13-1, Article XIII, General Provisions, relating to Definitions be amended by adding a definition for "appropriation. " "Appropriation" means the act by which the legislative branch designates particular funds, or sets apart a specified portion of the county budget or of the money in the county treasury, to be applied to some general object of county expenditure, or to some individual purchase or expense. Said appropriation shall be in accordance with the provisions as established by this charter . Section 10-9, Article X, Financial Procedures, relating to Appropriations : Reduction and Transfer, be amended by the following: "Section 10-9 . Appropriations : Reduction and Transfer . If at any time during the fiscal year it appears probable to the mayor that the revenues available will be insufficient to meet the amount appropriated, he shall report to the county council 465 .4