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••;MtY GF ,•. • • COUNTY OF HAWAI I + STATE OF HAWAI I ., 14 N . RESOLUTION NO. 274 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 THE FRIENDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS UPCOMING TRAINING PROGRAMS. WHEREAS, Hawai`i County relies on the competence,passion, and dedication of professionally trained first responders to provide public safety, fire protection, law enforcement, emergency medical care, and other types of services for the safety and well-being of all communities across our County; and WHEREAS, Friends of First Responders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the health and wellness of first responders through trainings, events, and programs; and WHEREAS, the Friends of First Responders is working in collaboration with our County's first responder agencies to provide their employees with additional training opportunities; and WHEREAS, the Friends of First Responders is requesting funding assistance to help cover necessary expenses relating to its upcoming training programs, including but not limited to, materials, supplies, and instructions for its G.R.I.N. crisis intervention training, Blue Courage training, and resilience training sessions that are,scheduled for the current fiscal year 2023-2024; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Fire Department supports this project as it is in keeping with the goals and objectives of the department to support the continued training and evaluation of all departmental personnel to ensure the highest level of competency and proficiency to the Hawai`i County community; 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 Hawai`i Fire Department to provide a grant to Friends of First Responders to assist with expenses related to its upcoming training programs.