HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 128 2020/07/21 2018-2020 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: July 21, 2020 Re: Comm. No. 1000/Res. No. 684-20
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 9:05 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 684-20, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 684-20, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna Sako, via Communication No. 1000
dated July 2, 2020, changes the funding source of one Account Clerk position.
This resolution allows for a contract position with the State Workforce Development Division to be
retained as a permanent position by the County's Elderly Activities Division(EAD).
A motion to move Resolution No. 684-20 to Council with a positive recommendation was made by
Council Member Poindexter, and seconded by Council Member Richards.
In 1985, the State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations through a contract with the
Department of Parks and Recreation,provided federal funding for one position under the Senior
Training and Employment Program (STEP). The County of Hawaii was advised on May 28, 2020 of
the closure of the STEP program and that the federal funding for this one Account Clerk will end.
Elderly Activities Operations Director Roann Okamura addressed Your Committee noting that the STEP
program was in operation for 44 years. She stressed that there is a great need for this position to be
retained and funded through the Department of Parks and Recreation, as the EAD's Elderly Recreation
Services and Special Programs continues to grow while being understaffed.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 684-20, and
recormnends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
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KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
POINDEXTER X MAIZE_TqEbEIR'bS`TrA_`�ID, CHAIR
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 128
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: -AUG 0 5 2W