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RESOLUTIOINO. 75 23
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Management wishes to enter
into an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS);
and
WHEREAS, this agreement is for the Low-Income Home Water Assistance
Program (LIHWAP) which is funded through part of an emergency supplemental
appropriation from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American
Rescue Plan of 2021 to provide payments on behalf of low-income households for
drinking water and wastewater needs; and
WHEREAS, DHS will pay benefits to LIHWAP eligible applicants through
direct credits into their wastewater accounts; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that County
departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the
federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the
powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other
assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those
powers; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in
accordance with section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the
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County of Hawaii is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, this and all
future agreements and related documents with the State of Hawaii Department of
Human Services as indicated above.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii
shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Finance
Department, and the Department of Environmental Management.
Dated at Hilo , Hawaii, this 5th day of April , 2023
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEM:'. R, COt. NTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EVANS X
GALIMBA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA
County of Hawai`i on April 5, 2023 X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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OftReference: - C-152/FC -30
C• TY CLERK AIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 75 2.