HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 079 Draft 01 2024-2026JNtY OF k,
COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I
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RESOLUTION NO. 4f
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 HAWAIIAN
PARADISE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TO ASSIST WITH ITS PUNA
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
entity that promotes community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie with the goal of
creating safer and more resilient neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Neighborhood Watch, founded by the National Sheriffs' Department in
1972, trains citizens and law enforcement in identifying and reporting terroristic activities, and
supports surrounding communities during crises and post -disaster recovery; and
WHEREAS, each month, Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch hosts a Puna
Neighborhood Watch meeting, a collaboration of all neighborhood watch groups in the Puna
District that gather to hear from the Hawaii Police Department and community organizations
that help to improve the safety, security, and quality of life for the Puna residents; and
WHEREAS, Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch is requesting funds for
training manuals, participant handbooks, home and personal security guides, materials on "How
to Start a Neighborhood Watch", Neighborhood Watch branded apparel such as t-shirts and caps,
window decals, large banners, street signs and gate signs, magnetic car patrol signs, game and
dash cameras, yellow flashing magnetic car lights, and Neighborhood Watch car visor ID signs
to address public safety and well-being concerns in the Puna District; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney seeks to improve the criminal justice
system by working collaboratively with the community, and encourages and promotes crime
prevention and early intervention initiatives; 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 5 will be appropriated to the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch to
assist with its Puna Neighborhood Watch monthly program.
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: $12,002
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $12,002
CREDITED TO:
010.271.5271.02 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney $12,002
Prosecuting Atty OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch-
Puna Neighborhood Monthly Watch Program)
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 19th day of February , 2025 .
INTRODUCED iii„ :
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COUN t IL MEMBER, k OUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii GALIMBA X
HUSTACE 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 February 19, 2025
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
ONISHI X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-131/Council
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