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,�jY Oi•� COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I cif Ol.M,'y1 RESOLUTION NO. 402 25 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 PETFIX SPAY AND NEUTER FOR ITS SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS IN RURAL COUNCIL DISTRICT 5. WHEREAS, PETFIX Spay and Neuter (PETFIX) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to lower the overpopulation of cats and dogs by offering free spay and neuter clinics in rural areas across the island; and WHEREAS, PETFIX aims to provide spay and neuter clinics within rural Council District 5 at no cost to lower -income residents to encourage quality of life for pets and caretakers and to further protect the environment; and WHEREAS, PETFIX is requesting funds for veterinarian fees, surgical supplies, and medications to conduct the spay and neuter clinics in rural Council District 5, which will serve a public purpose by benefiting, improving, or promoting the needs of the poor, youth, the aged, and those with physical or emotional disabilities, and the public health and welfare of the people and the environment; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports this program, which falls within its community -building initiative to collaborate with community -based organizations to balance economic, social, health, and environmental priorities; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that, in accordance with section 2-139(a)(2)(C) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), Contingency Relief funds from Council District 5 are hereby transferred to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to PETFIX Spay and Neuter for the expenses and purposes identified in "Exhibit A," a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, in the following amount as set forth below: