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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0422.000 2002-2004 Mtvo• Harry Kim ~,c~ ' William Takaba Mny'or Director r _ Nancy E. Crawford ~lf Or•M'~ • ~ Deputy D~iectar County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street, Room 118 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 Pax (808)961-8248 November 18, 2003 ' ' Honorable James Arakaki, 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 appropriating funds from the Solid Waste Fund's fund balance account into the Landfills OCE account. The additional funds are needed for refuse cover materials in order for the County to comply with Federal and State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) regulations. The amount originally budgeted for cover material was based on past usage and is not sufficient to achieve regulatory compliance. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Department of Environmental Management. William Ta aba Director of Finance APPROVED: C-,Y~1~.xn/'61 Harry Kim I Mayor Comm. No. Ref. To: Enc. ftef. Uore cc: Environmental Management J3if1 1 $8 Form B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Environmental Management DATE: 11/17/03 STAFF CONTACT: Barbara Bell PHONE: 961-8083 A. REQUEST: To appropriate the Solid Waste Fund balance of $312,215 to 085-601-5604.02-229 Landfills OCE -Building & Construction Material. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): Additional funds are needed for refuse cover material in order to comply with Federal and State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) regulations. The amount budgeted for ground cover material for fiscal year 2003-2004 is not sufficient to achieve regulatory compliance. The current budget was based on past usage which was found to be inadequate by DOH. Violations due to inadequate refuse cover resulted in fines assessed against the County and resulted in the County entering into a "Consent Agreement" with DOH. The consent agreement requires the County to document compliance with the refuse cover regulations. SIGNED: i~~~`~~~"'G/1~It`~~ ~i~" DATE`~h ~3 Department Head