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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 THE HAWAIʻI WILDFIRE
MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRE ASIDE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Hawaiʻi County currently experiences an elevated risk of wildfires, given our changing environment; and
WHEREAS, Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Waimea; and
WHEREAS, Fire Aside is a community wildfire resilience program delivered through a software platform, offering tools such as its Defensible Space Inspection product and personalized
risk reports to help residents and agencies take proactive steps in reducing wildfire risks; and
WHEREAS, HWMO serves as a hub of wildfire mitigation, prevention, and proactive preparedness; and
WHEREAS, HWMO is committed to providing communities with resources, data, and advocacy tools through the purchase of the Fire Aside program; and
WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Hawaiʻi Fire Department is to protect and preserve life, property, and the environment, striving for community safety; 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 Hawaiʻi Fire Department to provide a grant to
the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization to purchase the Fire Aside 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:
$9,800
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91
Clerk-Council SVC – Contingency Relief
$9,800
CREDITED TO:
010.221.6221.02
Hawaiʻi Fire Department
$9,800
Fire Operations OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization – Fire Aside)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Chief of the Hawaiʻi Fire Department 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 _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
_______________________________________
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
GALIMBA
HUSTACE
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
ONISHI
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.