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RESOLUTION N .
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 FRIENDS OF
FIRST RESPONDERS FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO CRITICAL INCIDENT
STRESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING.
WHEREAS, Friends of First Responders (FOFR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
whose purpose is to support the health and wellness of first responders and their families; and
WHEREAS, FOFR works in collaboration with our island first responder agencies,
including but not limited to, law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, corrections,
sheriffs, park rangers, and Civil Defense; and
WHEREAS, FOFR provides Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training for
first responders whose lives are affected by their work experience by identifying and processing
work-related stress, including post-traumatic stress injury due to traumatic incidents on the job;
and
WHEREAS, FOFR's multi-agency CISM training to be held on June 28, 29, and 30,
2023 in Waimea, intends to assemble a variety of first responders to implement specialized
components to mitigate the impact of a traumatic event, accelerate the recovery process, and
provide useful crisis intervention strategies in the aftermath of such events; and
WHEREAS, FOFR is requesting funds to help pay for expenses to implement the CISM
training, which expenses include but are not limited to trainer and educational material fees, and
other related costs; and
WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Hawaii Police Department is to provide support for
peer units and personnel in responding to critical incidents as first responders; 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 1 will be appropriated to the Hawaii Police
Department to provide a grant to the Friends of First Responders for expenses relating to its
Critical Incident Stress Management training.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transferred/appropriated the following amount as set forth below: •
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $5,000
CREDITED TO: Police Department $5,000
010.201.5215.05 Training Account
104 Travel/Conferences
(Friends of First Responders—CISM training)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Chief of Police 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 Kona , Hawai`i, this 3rd day of May , 20 23 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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OUNCIL MEMB ', COUNTY 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
County of Hawai`i on May 3, 2023 KAGIWADA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-253/Council
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