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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> YY •I y_ <br /> Harry Kim lafy Jane H. Testa <br /> Mayor Director <br /> <br /> I• of M• <br /> <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT <br /> 25 Aupuni Street, Room 219 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 <br /> (808) 961-8366 • Fax (808) 935-1205 <br /> E-mail: chresdev@interpac.net <br /> <br /> <br /> October 12, 2004 _ <br /> <br /> F-+ <br /> <br /> The Honorable James Arakaki, Chairman, <br /> And Members of the Hawai'i County Council <br /> J <br /> County of Hawai'i <br /> Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 <br /> <br /> Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members of the County Council: <br /> <br /> SUBJECT: GENERAL FUND BALANCE REQUEST <br /> <br /> <br /> Pursuant to the October 7, 2004, letter from Mayor Kim on the above subject <br /> matter, this letter is written to expand upon the need to fund the Deputy <br /> position within the Department of Research and Development. <br /> <br /> <br /> As you may be aware, the Department of Research and Development (R & D) has <br /> been going through a number of changes since the beginning of 2001, among <br /> them the: <br /> <br /> • Creation of the Hawai'i County Resource Center; <br /> <br /> • Expansion of our Tourism Grants to the community via a new partnership <br /> with the Hawaii Tourism Authority; <br /> • Creation of program area strategic plans; <br /> • Redesign of our contracting process; <br /> • Reorganization of positions and office operations; <br /> <br /> • Assistance to communities in their planning efforts island wide; <br /> • Provision of various workshops and trainings island wide. <br /> <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Ref. To: f@N4~ <br /> Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer ;'_f, L0te Q .1+T Q 2 <br />