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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 096 Draft 01 2020-2022 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITRIC ACID TO CONTROL COQUI FROGS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7. WHEREAS, West Hawai‘i residents continue to fight the coqui frog infestation using citric acid; and WHEREAS, the Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been helping to provide citric acid to Hawai‘i Island residents; and WHEREAS, HCEOC is requesting funds to purchase more citric acid to assist the West Hawai‘i residents in Council District 7 with controlling coqui frogs in their neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the Department of Research and Development is to support research or extension projects on invasive species, such as the coqui frog; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai‘i County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to HCEOC for the purchase of citric acid to control the coqui frog infestation in Council District 7. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai‘i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $2,500 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC – Contingency Relief $2,500 CREDITED TO: 010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $2,500 Agriculture R&D OCE 115 Misc. Contract Services (HCEOC – Citric Acid for Coqui Frog Control) BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the terms of this resolution. Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___. INTRODUCED BY: _______________________________________ COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hilo, Hawai‘i ROLL CALL VOTE    AYES NOES ABS EX   CHUNG       DAVID       I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________. INABA       KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER       KIERKIEWICZ       KIMBALL      ATTEST: LEE LOY       RICHARDS       VILLEGAS              Reference:  COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.