HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 011 Draft 01 2000-2002 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 11
ORDINANCE NO.
4N ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE 25
(APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS), OF THE HAWAII
COCNTY CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PROCEDURE
FOR AWARDING GRANTS
BE iT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW'AI`I:
SECTION I Purpose The Council finds rt necessary to streamline rts annual evaluation process of
applications submitted by nonprofit organizations [o allow for discretionary site visnations by council
members and designated staff In instances where an incumbent grant recipient maintains facilities and
opei ations known to the Counctl and rts appointed staff, the practice of conducting site visitations poor to
the Council's consideration of requested appropnations may be waived by the chair of the appropnate
committee
SECTION 2 Chapter 2, Article 25. Section 2-139(a) of the Hawai i County Code 1983 (1995 Edition),
is amended to read as follows
"Section 2-139. Procedure for awarding grants.
(a) All grants made to a nonprofit organization by the County shall be made m accordance with the
follow•mg procedure
(I) Annually, before November 30, the director shall, for the purpose of soliciting applications.
establish a sum of at least $900.000 to be available m the ensmng fiscal year for funding
requests by nonprofit organizations The director shall publish a notice soliciting
applications m hvo newspapers of general circulation within the County of Hawaii by
November 30
(2) All applications for grants shall be submitted to the director on or before January 31
preceding the County's fiscal year, winch begins on Julv 1 Applications shall be prepared
on forms provided by the director Applications not m conformance with the requirements
of the County Code may be reJected
(3) The director shall submit to the council all qualifying applications for its review and
appropnation of funds Site visnauons of nonprofit organizations submitting complete
applications [shall] ~ be conducted the council and its designated staff, as deemed
necessary by the chair of the appropnate committee, after January 31 but poor to final
action on the operating budget by the council [These] ~ site visitations shall be up blicly
noticed and conducted in a manner that allows flexible council member participation and
designated staff support
(4) Cpon favorable anion by [he council to appropnate funds for the grant, [he director
shall notify agencies of their funding or lack thereof by July 3 I and award the' ;rant m
compliance with this article'
SECTION 3 In the event that any portion of this ordinance is declared im•ahd, such tm~ahdtty
shall not affect the other parts of this ordinance
SECTION 4 Matenal to be deleted is bracketed and ma[enal to be added is underscored
SECTION 5 Thts ordinance shall take effect upon tts approval
INT~IRODUCED BY ~ ~
COUNCIL MBER, COUNTY OF HA~I'AI`I
Hilo. Hawau
Date of Introduction
Date of I~' Reading
Date of 2"`~ Readtg
Effective Date
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