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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.
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: $3,000
OUT AND FROM: Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $3,000
010.101.5101.91
CREDITED TO: Hawai`i Fire Department $3,000
010.221.6221.02 Fire Operations OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Friends of First Responders—Training Programs)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Fire Chief 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 M 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
,46 ' JZ i ://"4/ Reference: C-472/Council
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