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Harry Kim ~"•'y~' ~ William Takaba
Mn}'nr Director
Nancy E. Crawford
Deputy Director
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County of Hawaii
Finance Department
25 Aupum Street, Room 118 • Hilo, Hawaff 96720
(808)961-8234 • Fax (808)967-R248
December 4, 2002 ,
Honorable James Ara kaki, Chairperson and
Members of the County Council
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street _
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Operating Budget
Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by increasing the
General Fund's Fund Balance of the Previous Year account by $163,000 and
appropriating it into the Clerical Services Center Salary & Wages account, the Real
Property Tax OCE account, the Collective Bargaining Expense account, the Health and
Safety OCE account, the Police Administration OCE account, and the Mass Transit's
Mo'oheau Bus Terminal account.
The Fund Balance will be distributed to the following accounts:
• $15,000 Clerical Svc Center S&W -Funds are requested to fill a presently unfunded
position in the Clerical Service Center. This Clerk III position (#2359) was
defunded as part of the recent budget cuts. However, due to increased
workload because of the recent reactivation of the Family Violence Advisory
Committee, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Committee, and the proposed
continuation of Cost of Government Commission, this position is necessary
to provide support services and perform other office duties. The
Corporation Counsel's office has been supporting the Cost of Government
Commission, but because of staffing vacancies, they are unable to continue
this assistance. (Contact Person: Dixie Kaetsu)
• $80,000 Real Property Tax OCE -The Real Property Tax Division has incurred
unanticipated maintenance costs for its new assessment, billing and
collections software. While much of the costs will be covered by cuts to
other areas, additional funds are necessary to execute the maintenance
contract. (Contact Person: Nancy Crawford)
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• $10,000 Collective Bargaining Expense -Funding needed to supplement the costs of
interest arbitration for bargaining unit 11 (Firefighters) and unit 12 (Police
Officers). The Public Employers have negotiated to impasse with
bargaining unit 11 over the terms of a renewed collective bargaining
agreement, to be effective July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2005.
The Public Employers are currently in negotiations with bargaining unit 12
and arbitration is possible. (Contact Person: Ron Takahashi)
• $10,000 Health and Safety OCE -Funding is needed to contract a trainer to provide
30-hour outreach safety training programs for County employees, which
includes a mandatory safety and health training curriculum. These training
programs will serve to minimize the number of occupational safety and
health citations and fines related to non-compliance with training standards.
(Contact Person: Charmaine Kamaka)
• $23,000 Police Admin Div OCE -Due to the dilapidation of the Driver License
Section's Office in Kona, funds are to be used towards the rental of a new
office site at the Kona Center, 75-5722 Hanama Place, Kailua-Kona.
(Contact Person: William Takaba)
• $25,000 Mo'oheau Bus Terminal -Funding to be used towards a management
contract with the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association (DIA) to operate
an Information Center at the Mo'oheau Bus Terminal. The Center will
provide transportation and business information for residents and visitors to
downtown Hilo and the DIA will work to create a new Police substation at
the terminal. (Contact Person: Tom Brown)
If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
William Takaba
Director of Finance
APPROVED:
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Harry Kim
Mayor
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