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PORT OF THE COMMITTEE Ole <br /> HUMAN SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> DATE: December 19, 2000 Re: Comm.No. 24/Bill No. 11 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> TIME: 4:53 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Human Services and Economic Development,to which was referred Communication <br /> No. 24 and attached Bill No. 11,reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 11,transmitted by Committee on Human Services and Economic Development Chair Nancy <br /> Pisicchio, dated December 7,2000, amends Chapter 2,Article 25,Hawai`i County Code for the purpose <br /> of allowing discretionary site visitations to nonprofit organizations by the Council and its designated staff. <br /> The purpose of Bill No. 11is to streamline the Council's annual evaluation process of applications <br /> submitted by nonprofit organizations to allow for discretionary site visitations by Council Members and <br /> designated staff. <br /> Currently,the Council's Human Services Nonprofit Grant Review Committee, in accordance with the <br /> County Code,reviews applications received by nonprofit organizations seeking County funds. As part of <br /> its review process,the committee conducts site visitations of every organization. <br /> Generally, about 90%of all grant applications are received from former.recipients. So, for many years, <br /> the Review Committee has been visiting the same agencies at the same sites. This practice has become <br /> repetitious for the Committee members and the organization's representatives. <br /> Bill No. 11 will allow the Chair of the appropriate Committee discretion in conducting site visitations. In <br /> instances where new organizations are applying, or changes to programs/facilities are made to current <br /> recipients,the Committee may visit the facility in accordance with Section 2-139(a)(3), Hawai`i County <br /> Code. <br /> Members of Your Committee favored the proposed amendments as the opportunity for individual <br /> visitations to the nonprofit organizations are still permissible. <br /> Your Committee on Human Services and Economic Development is in accord with the purpose and intent <br /> of Bill No. 11, and recommends it pass first reading. <br /> lci <br /> AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted <br /> PISICCHIO X <br /> JACOBSON X COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES <br /> ARAKAKI X &ECONOMIC DEV LOPMENT <br /> CHUNG X <br /> ELARIONOFF X ��// • <br /> LEITHEAD-TODD X <br /> SAFARIK x NANCY AVIS CCHIO, CHAIR <br /> TYLER X HS&EDC REPORT NO. 1 <br /> YAGONG X ADOPTED: <br />