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COUNTY OF G STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 1_
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING THE SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDEA GRANTT N F THE
LIBRARY—WAIKOLOA REGION TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS
ANNUAL SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the risk of summer slide, wherein a portion of the math and reading
comprehension skills that students learned during the school year is lost over the summer break,
is major form of learning loss and poses a significant challenge for students, parents, teachers,
and literacy advocates; and
WHEREAS, Friends of the Library—Waikoloa Region, in an effort to mitigate against
the summer slide, is hosting a summer reading program for groups of students moving into the
fifth, sixth, and seventh grades in the 2023-2024 school year; and
WHEREAS, Friends of the Library—Waikoloa Region is an affiliate 501(c)(3)nonprofit
organization of Friends of the Library of Hawaii providing community literacy programs in
general and specifically advocating for the construction of a regional public library for the
benefit of Waikoloa students, parents, and families; and
WHEREAS, Friends of the Library—Waikoloa Region is requesting funding assistance
to help purchase the necessary supplies, including fliers, refreshments, graphic novels, and other
reading materials, for its summer reading program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Liquor Control supports this project as it is in keeping
with the goals and objectives of the department to support public programs that promote
educational activities in a drug- and alcohol-free environment; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii 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 HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the Department of
Liquor Control to provide a grant to Friends of the Library—Waikoloa Region to assist with
expenses related to its annual summer reading program.
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: $800
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $800
CREDITED TO:
010.251.5251.39 Department of Liquor Control $800
Public Programs
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Friends of the Library—Waikoloa Region—
Annual summer reading program)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Liquor Control and the Director 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 Kona , Hawai`i, this 19th day of April 20 23
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii 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 b the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on April 19, 2023 KAGIWADA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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