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RESOLUTION NO. 272 23
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING THE SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY-WAIKOLOA REGION TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS
BABY'S FIRST BOOK PROJECT.
WHEREAS, reading aloud to young children is one of the most important actions to
foster literacy skills, support healthy brain development, and encourage a lifelong love of reading
and learning; and
WHEREAS, since 2015, Friends of the Library-Waikoloa Region has given a book to
thousands of newborn children at North Hawai`i Community Hospital for their parents to read to
them in an effort to promote early childhood literacy; and
WHEREAS, the Baby's First Book project,provided with the support and partnership of
the Family Birthing Unit at North Hawai`i Community Hospital, has been received with great
satisfaction and appreciation by both parents and nurses; and
WHEREAS, Friends of the Library-Waikoloa Region is an affiliate 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization of Friends of the Library of Hawai`i, providing community literacy programs and
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 cover the cost of purchasing 400 copies of Debra Frasier's board book, "On the Day You
Were Born," for distribution to infants at the North Hawaii Community Hospital; 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 Hawai`i 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 HAWAI`I 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 Baby's First Book project.
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: $2,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $2,000
CREDITED TO:
010.251.5251.39 Department of Liquor Control $2,000
Public Programs
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Friends of the Library-Waikoloa
Region—Baby's First Book Project)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Liquor Control 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 Hilo , Hawai`i,this 4th day of October , 20 23
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL EM ER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
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 by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on _ October 4, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
9 0 0 0
Reference: 0-470/Council
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