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PORT OFT E
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: January 20, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 59/Bill No. 13
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 9:03 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 13, reports as follows:
Bill No. 13, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, via Communication No. 59 dated
December 30, 2020, amends the Capital Budget, Ordinance No. 20-44, as amended, relating to
public improvements and financing thereof for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
This bill reappropriates lapsed fuel tax funds from past fiscal years by establishing the following
program appropriations to the Capital Budget: Kawailani/POhakulani/Ainaola and
Kawailani!`Iwalani Traffic Signals Engineering Project($10,546.40).
Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Ikaika Rodenhurst and Director Sako were in
attendance. Council Members had questions and comments regarding the processes of
reappropriation of funds, timelines and change orders.
Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 243-5 and Hawaii County Charter 10-10, the
Council is authorized to fix the fuel tax rates for the county and may re-appropriate lapsed funds
at the end of two fiscal years. In addition,pursuant to Hawaii County Charter 10-6(e),the
Council may amend the capital budget for the current year with an affirmative vote of two-thirds
of the entire membership.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 13, and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully Submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
INABA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL x MATT KAN ALI`I- LFTNFELDER,
LEE LOY X CHAIR
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 13
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: FE 0 3 2021