HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 115 2023/11/14 2022-2024REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: November 14, 2023
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 11:11 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 578/Res. No. 346-23
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 346-23, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 346-23, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, via Communication No. 578
dated October 26, 2023, authorizes the payment of funds of a later fiscal year and of more than one
fiscal year for a multi-year lease for one 5 Gang Rotary Mower for the Department of Parks and
Recreation.
This resolution authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate
monthly cost of $1,900, to be used at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course.
Committee Member Cindy Evans asked whether this request was to add more mowers or replace
existing ones. Finance Director Deanna Sako stated that she believed this was a request to replace
mowers because these mowers were falling apart. She told Ms. Evans that the department would be able
to clarify when they are present for the next hearing. Ms. Evans commented that she would also like to
discuss the option to buy instead of leasing at the next hearing.
Committee Member Rebecca Villegas acknowledged the sentiments of her colleague, Committee
Member Heather Kimball, with regard to the Department of Parks and Recreation's transition from
using glyphosates and herbicides to maintaining the County's highways and public spaces. Ms. Villegas
applauded the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Public Works for this
transition.
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Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 346-23, and
recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER,
CHAIR
FC REPORT NO.: 115
ADOPTED: DEC -U6_2023
AYES NOES ABS EX
EVANS
X
GALIMBA
X
INABA
X
KAGIWADA
X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
LEE LOY
x
VILLEGAS
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER,
CHAIR
FC REPORT NO.: 115
ADOPTED: DEC -U6_2023