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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0466.000 2020-2022 i i Mitchell D. Roth J.►?V OF.11,� Deanna S. Sako Mayor o° � �lt'a, Director Steven A. Hunt Deputy Director OF 140, '13 i County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 . Fax(808)961-8569 October 15, 2021 Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair and Members of the Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Council 7 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ` Re: Operating Budget Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating $40,127 into the Office of Housing and Community Development's WIOA- Adult Program 2020-21 account. This appropriation reflects funding allocations received from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for the Program Year(PY) 2020. The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) indicates that the funds will be utilized to assist adults 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 and competitiveness of the local economy. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Royce Shiroma of the Office of Housing and Community Development at 961-8379. Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: Housing t Comm. No. Ref. To; Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider Ref. Bate_OCT 20 ? ?1 Form B-52 7/18191 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Office of Housing &Community DEPARTMENT: Development DATE: 10/07/2021 Development......­­----------- STAFF CONTACT: _Royqe_ iroma PHONE- 961-8379 ................. ............ A. REQUEST.- The OHCD is requesting to amend the Ordinance No. 21-38, the 2021-2022 Operating Budget by increasing the appropriating revenues in the following account: 065.3309 23 Federal-Workforce innovation &Opportunity Act(WIOA) $ 4Q127.00 Also, the OHCD is requesting the expenditure accounts be increased to reflect the selected projects for the above-mentioned WIOA Federal Grant: 065.432.5433.24 WIOA-Adult Program 2020-21 $ 40,127,00 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): This increase in appropriation amends the total actual fund allocation by the State Department of Labor and industrial Relations for the PY 20 WIOA Program, These funds will be utilized to assist adults by providing services 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 economy, The OHCD emphasizes that no County General Funds are involved in these transactions. The ordinance merely sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WIOA funds. SIGNED: DATE: ment Head i GRANT SUMMARY i u pinenient to 13-52 Ra nest for council Action} Tl c r Crrant Ai•o natitin beikx,,re ucsted; (Neer ar•an additional a_ ro riation) t New(li