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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0015.000 2020-2022 i 3 Harry Trim Deanna S. Sako Mayor- �?• �, Director �y' ,ti di,; j r; ;o Steven A. Hunt Deputy Director ,Tf 4F•H!•ii i 3 County of awai`i Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 December 4, 2020 Aaron Chung, Council Chair and . Members of the Hawaii County Council ` Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re: Operating Budget Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating $54,923 into the Office of Housing and Community Development's Workforce 3 Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)program accounts. This appropriation reflects funding allocations received from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the Program Year(PY) 2020. The bill sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WIOA funds. 3 3 The Office of Housing and Community Development(OHCD) indicates that the funds will be utilized to assist adults and youth by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills, and literacy. This will improve the quality of the workforce, reducing welfare dependency and enhancing the productivity I and competitiveness of the local economy. The Office of Housing and Community Development is requesting that this bill be waived from Finance Committee and be placed on the December 23, 2020 Council agenda to expedite the receipt of these funds. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Christine Nguyen of the Office of Housing and Community Development at 961-8379. Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: OHCD Comm. No. Ref. To: CbttnU Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider _ 2O2G Ref. ate DEC Fr -52 DEPARTMENT OF FI.NANCE I REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Office of Housing Community DEPARTMENT, Develo rne-nt CRATE 12f1�2g2 I 3 STAFF CONTACT. Royce ShiromaPHONE 9,61-8379 3 A REQUEST: The OHCD is requesting to amend the Ordinance leo. 20-45,the 2020-2021 Operating Budget by increasing I the appropriating revenues in the following account: 055M09.2; Federal -Workforce Innovation & Opportunity ortunity Act(WIOA) 54,923,00 Also, the OHCD is requesting.the expenditure accounts be increased to reflect the selected projects for the above-mentioned WfOA Federal rar t< F x}65,43,2.5433.24 WI 3A-Adult Program 200-21 7,398.00 I 55.43 1;5433 2 WIOA-Youth Program 2020-21 $ 47,52500 I I We are requesting to bypass committee in order to be heard at council on December 23, 2020 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL HEFTS AS NEEDM This: increase in appropriation reflects the actual funding allocation by the State Department of Labor ars Industrial Relations for the PY 20 VILA Program. These,funds will be utilized to assist adults and youth by providing seNices'that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills and literacy and thereby improving the quality of the Adults/Dislocated Workers/Youth, reducing welfare dependency and. enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the local econirny, The OHCD emphasizes that no County General Funds are,involved in these transactions. The ordinance 3 merely sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WIbA funds, I SIGNED: DATE (2 I I j Cepa nt Dead i GRANT SUMMARY (Supplement to B-52, Request for Council Action) 3 Type of Grant Appropriation bein requested: (New or an additional appropriation) i ❑ New(for this fiscal year period). OR ® Additional appropriation(to an existing grant); Is a draft agreement attached? Has the original grant notification been transmitted to ❑ Yes ❑No Council? ® Yes ❑ No I I I 3 Name of Grant Program: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Grantor: State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) i County Grantee Department or Agency: Office of Housing and Community Development(OHCD) County Grantee Contact Person: Royce Shiroma Phone Number: 961-8379 I Amount of Grant: $54,923.00 Grant Period (Commencement& Completion): 07/01/2020-06/30/2022 Purpose of Grant: These additional funds will be utilized to assist adults and youth by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills, and literacy and thereby providing quality of the workforce, reducing welfare i dependency and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the local economy. County Match required?: ❑ Yes ® No If yes, Matching Amount? Budgeted in account# In-kind?Explain: Explanation: County's personnel requirements: Amount of new position(s)? Qty: Permanent: ❑ Temporary: ❑, Duration: Full-time: ❑ Part-time: ❑, Time Element: Qty: Contractual: ❑ Explain: Explanation: N/A Additional Comments about Grant: This increase in appropriation reflects the actual funding allocation by the State of Hawaii's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the PY 20 WIOA Program. B-52 Grant Summary Form AARON S.Y. CHUNG MATT KANEALI'l-KLEINFELDER MAIZE MEDEIROS DAVID Chairperson HOLEKA GORO INABA ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ HEATHER L. KIMBALL SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY Vice Chair 4.. HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS, III REBECCA VILLEGAS HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County ofHawai'i Hawai'i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 December 9, 2020 Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE: Bill No. 4 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 20-45,AS AMENDED,THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,2021. Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawaii, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, Matt Kdneali'i-Kleinfelder, Chairperson Committee on Finance Lpprove)Date/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair Hawaii County Council DEL 0 V7_ 2020 Hawaii County Council