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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0521.011 2002-2004 pr or w ~ CONSTANCE R. KIRIU AL KONISIII ~ Legislative dud6ar County Clerk ~y~'... i JAY MENDE Deputy County (jerk ' P(~ qC Countyp~f',w'~ r 1 L U Office of t~~""e County, Cle{~k ; 75:1upuni S~PeJ'--' i.:: l,.{,tV~I~~I~ telephone: BOS) 9h/-b'386 Facsimile: B08) 96]-8572 March 1 I, 2004 TO: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chair and Members of the Committee on Finance FROM: Constance R. Kiriu, Legislative Auditor Jay Mende, Deputy County Clerk Rory Flynn, Fiscal/Program Review Auditor Rodney Oshiro, Legislative Analyst Susan Caseria, Legislative Assistant RE: Operating and Capital Budgets and Program Review Day Three This is to transmit questions of agencies (Day Three) after reviewing BiII Nos. 237 and 238, relating to the Operating and Capital Budgets and Program. CIVIL DEFENSE I. The program expenditures budget request indicates $80,000 for two (2) 4WD utility vehicles. How are these vehicles used? 2. Program Objective #4 indicates continued administration of Office of.Iustice Programs Grants for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) to "include hiring a person to manage this and other grants." However, the personnel count shows no new position. Why? 3. What activities does Civil Defense now undertake relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction? 4. 6-month status report-Objective #6: '`Continue to work with Department of Education regarding new facilities being available to expand our shelter program." Please explain what is being done to expand the shelter program? Why the progress of working with DOE regarding new facility being available to expand the shelter program? MASS TRANSIT I . For Che shared ride taxi program, what does implementation of a "user type fare system" mean? 2. What was the cost of the three "delivered accessible mini-buses"'? 3. The $1.6 million in new transit initiatives referenced in the Mayor's budget message are not reflected in the program objectives statement of the operating budget proposal. Why not'? Comm. No. ~~Z~ Ref. To: P~es__~!""mss Ref. Date I 1004 4. Will the Administration and the Council choose to fund these new transit initiatives and services from general fund revenues if a 2¢ fuel tax increase is not adopted? PARKS AND RECREATION Recreation Division Program Expenditures 5507.02-113 Water 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2002-03 2003-04 2004-OS DF.SCRIP'1'ION ACTI~AL ACTI'~AL BUDGET ACTUAAL BUDGET BUDCE'1' 3 113 WATER 0 0 0 1091 0 4,000 A. KAWANANAKOA KI'PCHI(N/SHWR 1,091 4,000 Per Operating 13udgct Proposals $816 expended as of I/31/04 1. Why are we responsible for water payments only for Kawananakoa and not for the other gyms? 5507.02-114 Electrici 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2002-03 2003A4 2004-OS DF.SCRIP"PION ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET AC"rUAI. BUDGF,T BUDGET 114 GLECTRICI'PY 315,232 302,236 310385 315,507 310,385 320,385 A. ELECTRICITY 315,232 302,236 310385 315,507 310,385 320,385 Per Operating Budget Proposals 1. What is being done to conserve? 5507.21-011 Salaries & Wa es 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2002-03 2003-04 2004-OS DESCRIPTION ACTUAL ACTIIAI, BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET OII SALARIES&WA(iliS 0 0 79 15,000 15,000 15,000 A. REC INST TEMP 79 15,000 15,000 15.000 Per Operating Budge[ Proposals 142 expended as oC (/31/04 1. What is this account used for? 5507.21-115 Misc. Contract Services 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2002-03 2003-04 2004-OS DESCRIPTION ACTUAL ACTILAL BUDGET ACTUAL BUDC E'f BUDGET IIS MISC.CONTRACT SERVICES 0 0 4,000 0 6,900 IQ000 A. FFICIATING 4,000 6,900 10,000 Per Operating Budget Proposals $0 expended as of (/31/04 2 5507.21-341 Misc. Cha es 2000-01 2001-02 2002-U3 21N12-03 2003-04 2004-OS DESCRIPTION ACTUAI. AC'I~11A1, BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET 341 MISC.CHARGES 11,030 8,538 19,500 10,111 23,500 23,5110 A. REC F,VENTS/ACTIVITIES 13,500 17,500 17,500 B. MISC CHARGES 1,000 1,000 1,000 C SPORTS EVENTS 5 000 5,000 5,000 D. LUMP SUM 11,030 8538 IO,III Per Operating Budget Proposals $6,080 expended as of 1/31 /04 Aquatics Division 5513.21-099 Miscellaneous S&W 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 DEBCRIPTION A('TUAL ACTUAL BUDGET' ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET 99 MISCELLANEOUS S&W 599 948 136,118 1,522 148,028 146,028 A. EMPORARY ASSIGNMENT 400 400 400 B. MEALS 162 162 162 C. ALARY FRINGES 135,556 149,466 147,466 D. LUMP SUM 599 948 1522 Per Operating Budge[ Proposals 578 expended as of I /31 /04 5513.42-021 Overtime S&W 20110-O1 2001-02 2002-03 2U02-03 2003-04 2004-OS DESCRIP'T'ION A('TCAL ACTUAI. BDDG ET ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET 021 VERTIME S&W 0 0 13,750 0 9,000 IO,R00 A. TNOVICE-6 MEETS 1,250 9,000 IO.R00 B. LEARN TO SWIM 12,500 C. LUMP SUM Per Opma[ing Budget Proposals $0 expended as oC 1/31/04 1. What is this account used for? It has not been used thus far. 5513.42-112 Mileaee & Auto Allowance 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2U02-03 2003A4 2UU4-OS DESCRIPTION ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET A('TUAL BUDGET BUDGET 112 MILIiAGE&AUTO ALLOWANCE 0 0 0 0 2,500 5,000 A. MILEAGP. 2,500 5,000 Per Operating Budgel Proposals $0 expended as of (/31/04 3 5513.42-341 Miscellaneous Char es 2000-01 2UU1-02 2002-03 2002-03 2003A4 2004-05 DESCRIPTION ACTUAI, ACTUAL BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET 341 MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES 0 0. 0 576 2550 9,425 A. OVICE 2,250 3,765 B. ARC CLASSP:S 1250 C R CLASSES 2.900 D. LEARN'I'O SWIM 1510 6. LUMP SUM 576 Per Operating Budget Proposals $7991 expended as of (/31/04 Cemeteries I . Did the County lose 7 acres at Alae Cemetery (Part I, Volume II, Page 122, Program Measures, Acres Maintained). Parks Maintenance 1. Program Objective #3: Monitor complaints filed for strategic planning purposes for maintenance and services. The Department is to be congratulated on being proactive. What's the progress of the strategic planning. Please provide an example of what is being done in this area. 2. What are the plans for either updating the "County of Hawaii Recreation Plan" or preparing a program for maintaining, expanding, developing or acquiring new parks and recreation facilities? OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT I. Final Status Report Program Objective #4 for FY 2002-2003: States "Implement State Land Use and County employee/affordable housing requirements on at least one developer during the fiscal period." Which two affordable housing conditions were processed? What does process mean? Isn't implementation of employee/affordable housing requirements contingent on developer's timeframe? What is OHCD's involvement in processing these requirements? Recommend the objective be OHCD's timeframe for processing. 2. What is the difference between 2004-2005 Program Objectives #3 and #6. regarding providing staff support or technical assistance to at least one non-profit agency? What kind of assistance is needed? 3. 2004-2005 Program Objective #5: "Revisit the 270 acres in Waikoloa and determine if Master Plan is feasible to go forward as an affordable housing project." How and with whom is the assessment being made'? POLICE DEPARTMENT 1. What is the status of the Strategic Plan being developed collaboratively with the Police Commission? 4 2. Did the "Managing Police Discipline and Liability Issues'" seminar offered in August, 2002 address officer driving accidents and rising insurance rates? 3. Can additional PACMERS funding be obtained and applied to the cost of funding the final stage 800 Megahertz microwave upgrade? 4. Where clearance rates are lowest -burglary and theft/auto theft -what can be done to raise the current objective of a 30% clearance rate? 5. Are departmental investigations and arrests aimed at crystal meth (ice) showing effectiveness in a lessening of ice trafficking on the island? 6. Is there a need for vacant positions to be tilled and/or unfunded positions to be funded? 7. Is the budget adequate for [ravel/conferences and are training opportunities being realized? 8. What steps are being taken to roll back the no-fault/public liability insurance of subsidized cars (a request of $762,000 @ 2,000/car x 381 cars up from $641,681 in the FY2003-04 budget)? 9. For Administrative Services S&W, what accounts for the overtime S& W FY2004-OS request of $140,000 over the FY2003-04 budget of $97,050? For'I'echnical Services, what accounts for the S&W FY2004-OS request of $80,000 over the FY2003-04 budget of $37,0007 10. From year to year, how does HCPD determine which of the many federal COPS grants to apply for? Re: Animal Control 11. The operations budget request for FY2004-OS is nearly $100,000 higher than the FY2003-04 operations budget. However, the number of animal control officers (10) is one fewer than a year ago. Moreover, annual animal intake is reportedly less and there has been a nearly 25% increase in adoptions. What, then accounts for the increased operating budget request? 12. Does the Police Department need its own line item budget for its administration of the county's animal control program? cc: Harry Kim, Mayor Dixie Kaetsu, Managing Director Bill Takaba, Finance Director Gary Takamura, Budget Administrator Troy Kindred, Civil Defense Administrator Tom Brown, Mass Transit Administrator Pat Engelhard, Parks and Recreation Director Ed Taira, Housing Administrator AI Konishi, County Clerk Larry Mahuna, Police Chief 5