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Mitchell D. Roth ,,N<V°F 11 Deanna S. Sako
Mayor o°•✓t !., Director
Diane Nakagawa
Deputy Director
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County of Hawai ll
Finance Department
25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 . Hilo,Hawaii 96720
(808)961-8234 Fax(808)961-8569
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March 16, 2023 „
Heather Kimball, 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
$3,500,000 from the General Excise Tax Fund Balance from Previous Year account to
the Mass Transit Agency's GET Mass Transit OCE account. These funds will be used to
cover additional costs related to fixed route operations..
If there are any questions,please do not hesitate to call John Andoh of the Mass Transit
Agency at 961-8555 or Lee Lord of the Office of Management at 961-8565.
Deanna S. Sako
Director of Finance
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Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ProviderRef. Date MAR 2 0 2023
Form#: B-52
7118191
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
DEPARTMENT: Mass Transit Agency DATE: 3116/2023
STAFF CONTACT: John Andoh/Lee Lord PHONE: 808-961-85551808-961-8565
A. REQUEST:
To appropriate through fund balance in the GET fund, an additional $3,500,000 for the GET Mass
Transit OCE, Misc. Contract Ser under account number 025.311.5315.02.115 and revenue
account 025.3609.10 to cover additional expenditures related to the 5% contract increase for the
fixed route operations contractor that took effect from February 24, 2023 to June 30, 2023.
B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED:
The Mass Transit Agency received a request the fixed route contractor, Roberts Hawaii under RFP 3909,
to increase the cost to provide fixed route transportation 5% effective February 24, 2023 through June
30, 2023 as allowable under the terms of the request for proposal subject to County Council approval.
The requested increase is due to wage increases to BU 01, cost of fuel and general cost increases to
operate transportation services. The Mass Transit Agency has identified fund balance in the General
Excise Tax (GET) fund to cover the requested fund increase.
Current Appropriation: $20,881,089.28
Request for additional funds: $3,500,000
Revised Appropriation: $24,381,089.28
SIGNED: _ DATE: 3116/2023
Department Head