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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 BIG ISLAND
MEDIATION, INC., TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS PEER
MEDIATION TRAINING.
WHEREAS, Big Island Mediation, Inc., DBA West Hawaii Mediation Center (WHMC)
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower individuals, organizations,
and communities to deal with conflict by providing mediation, facilitation, and education
services; and
WHEREAS, the WHMC Peer Mediation program teaches peer mediation and youth
conflict resolution skills at West Hawaii public and private schools, which teachings entail the
nature of conflict, typical ways to respond, recognizing and managing difficult emotions,
learning communication skills and understanding and respecting differences - and impart how to
use these skills to resolve conflict among peers in school settings; and
WHEREAS, Big Island Mediation, Inc., is requesting funds to assist with expenses for
Peer Mediation training, specifically for salary and wages for the training staff and additional
training staff support, training staff mileage expenses, and printing and snack expenses for the
trainings, for the time period of October 2024, through December 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney supports domestic and family
violence prevention and intervention initiatives by identifying areas of need and working
collaboratively with other criminal justice agencies and community programs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) 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 HAWAI`I that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 8 will be appropriated to the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Big Island Mediation, Inc., for expenses related to its
Peer Mediation training.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby
transfers/appropriates 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:
010.271.5271.02 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney $5,000
Prosecuting Atty OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Big Island Mediation, Inc.-Peer Mediation
Training)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Prosecuting Attorney 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 20th day of November , 20 24 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
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 KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on November 20, 2024
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-1152/Council
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