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COUNTY COUNCIL
County qJ Huwni'i
Huwui'i Cowm= Buil~/ing
25 Aupuni Strerl
Hilo, HoH~ui'i 96 "?0
May 21.2003
FO: Council Members'
FROM: .lames Y. Arakaki
Chair
RE: Bill No. 59. Draft 2
This is to replace my memorandums dated May 16 and 19, 2003, relating to Solid Waste
subsidies, Alae Cemetery. Waiakea Uka Playground Restrooms and the Corporation Cowlsel's
Salaries & Wages Account.
According to Finance Director Bill'fakaba, the Alae Cemetery expansion is currently under
negotiation. I also believe that the County should not be in the development business of
consolidating and resubdi~~iding 1 [amakua properties fbr resale. The properties should be sold
"as is" and returned to the private sector to be placed back on our tax rolls. If there we access
problems with the properties that prompt the consolidationhesubdivision action, the Council
should be informed of these problems and the monies can be made available on an "as needed"
basis. However, because (here is still a desire to hold back our expenditures. I propose to place
$300,000 in the Council's Contingency Relief account.
Based upon discussions w ith Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida, the services gained from the
Icgal positions proposed to be eliminated and/or defunded is much needed. While we can gauge
the quality of this service for ourselves, I am instead recommending a $50,000 decrease in
Corporation Counsel's Miscellaneous Contractual Services Account for Special Counsel
(Account No. 010-131-51.31.10) to he placed in the Council's Contingency Relief account.
With regards to my memorandum on Solid Waste Fees, I would propose that $97,584 be
transferred to the General Fund Subsidy to Solid Waste Fund Account. Another $30,488 will be
placed in the Council's Contingency Relief account. This amounts to a defunding of the
l;mployee Scholarship Program and elimination of the proposed Senior Accounts Clerk in
Environmental Management Additionally, the Solid Waste equipment fund will be decreased
by $55,416. These changes will address the $153,000 decrease in revenues prgjected because of
the residential hauler credit amendment made to Bill 36.
Comm. No. 1~•
Ref. To~n~p° ~
Ref. Date MAC
In place of the amendments set forth in my May 16 and 19, 2003, memos, the amendments
would be as follows:
GENERAL FUND: Defend the General Fund Civil Service Employee Scholarships
(Account No. 5151.30) by $100,000; defend the General Fund Finance Administration
and Budget Cost of Sale Hamakua Land (Account No. 5121.15) by $300.000; decrease
the Corporation Counsel's Special Counsel & Settlement Litigation by $50,000 (Account
No.010-131-5131.10); decrease Environmental Management's S&W Account No.
5801.35 by $28,073 and eliminate the position; increase the Clerk-Council's Contingency
Relief Account No. 5101.91 by $380,488; and increase the transfer to solid waste fund b_v
897.584.
SOLID WASTE FUND: Decrease the Landfill Equipment fund by $55.416 (Account
No. 5604.06) ;decrease the pipping Fee revenues account by $153.000 and increase the
Transfer from General Fund revenues account No. 3609.11 by $97.584.
'The following reflects the above changes:
BILL 59,
DRAFT2 PROPOSED
ACCOUNT REVISED 2003-04
NO. DESCRIPTION ESTIMATE ADJUSTMENTS ESTIMATE
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES $ $ $
5121.15 COST OF SALE-HAMAKUA LND 300,000 -300,000 0
5131.10 SPEC COUNSEL & SETTL LIT 285,000 -50,000 235,000
5151.30 EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIPS 100,000 -100,000 0
5101.91 CONTINGENCY RELIEF 0 380,488 380,488
5671.01 ENVIRONMENTAL MNGMT S&W 288,586 -28,072 260,514
5801.35 TRANS TO SOLID WASTE FND 7,798,803 97,584 7,896,387
TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE ADJUSTMENTS 0
SOLID WASTE FUND EXPENDITURES
5604.06 LANDFILL EQUIPMENT 412,500 -55,416 357,084
SOLID WASTE REVENUES
3408.01 LANDFILL TIPPING FEES 4,128,645 -153,000 3,975,645
3609.11 TRANSFER FROM GEN FUND 7,798,803 97,584 7,896,387
-55,416
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