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Home My WebLink AboutREP HSEDC 001 12/19/2000 2000-2002 PORT OF THE COMMITTEE Ole HUMAN SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATE: December 19, 2000 Re: Comm.No. 24/Bill No. 11 PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: 4:53 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Human Services and Economic Development,to which was referred Communication No. 24 and attached Bill No. 11,reports as follows: Bill No. 11,transmitted by Committee on Human Services and Economic Development Chair Nancy Pisicchio, dated December 7,2000, amends Chapter 2,Article 25,Hawai`i County Code for the purpose of allowing discretionary site visitations to nonprofit organizations by the Council and its designated staff. The purpose of Bill No. 11is to streamline the Council's annual evaluation process of applications submitted by nonprofit organizations to allow for discretionary site visitations by Council Members and designated staff. Currently,the Council's Human Services Nonprofit Grant Review Committee, in accordance with the County Code,reviews applications received by nonprofit organizations seeking County funds. As part of its review process,the committee conducts site visitations of every organization. Generally, about 90%of all grant applications are received from former.recipients. So, for many years, the Review Committee has been visiting the same agencies at the same sites. This practice has become repetitious for the Committee members and the organization's representatives. Bill No. 11 will allow the Chair of the appropriate Committee discretion in conducting site visitations. In instances where new organizations are applying, or changes to programs/facilities are made to current recipients,the Committee may visit the facility in accordance with Section 2-139(a)(3), Hawai`i County Code. Members of Your Committee favored the proposed amendments as the opportunity for individual visitations to the nonprofit organizations are still permissible. Your Committee on Human Services and Economic Development is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 11, and recommends it pass first reading. lci AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted PISICCHIO X JACOBSON X COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES ARAKAKI X &ECONOMIC DEV LOPMENT CHUNG X ELARIONOFF X ��// • LEITHEAD-TODD X SAFARIK x NANCY AVIS CCHIO, CHAIR TYLER X HS&EDC REPORT NO. 1 YAGONG X ADOPTED: