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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 292 Draft 01 2004-2006 Ntv os Nu COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII . • ~•f pj~Nr~ BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), ADMINISTRATION, RELATING TO BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND. BE [T ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), is amended by adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: Article .Budget Stabilization Fund. Section 2- Creation of fund. Pursuant to section 10-12 Hawaii County Charter 2000, a special fund to be known as the budget stabilization fund is created for the pumose of meeting +~eneral fund revenue shortfalls and to minimize the need for budget cuts or tax increases The budget stabilization fund shall be a temporary supplemental source of funds for the County to use during times of financial hardships while a plan for cost reduction or revenue enhancement is developed. Section 2- Funding. Each fiscal year following the creation of the budget stabilization fund, moneys shall be transferred to this fund as recommended by the mayor and approved by the council. Section 2- Use of fund. This fund m~iy be used only when there is a reduction in budgeted revenue and the director of finance determines that such use is necessary to prevent a reduction in the level of public services. Section 2- Appropriations. Appropriations from this fund may occur only upon the following: Written determination by the director oC finance that such appropriations are necessary' and Passage of an appropriations ordinance by two-thirds vote of the co unci I. Section 2- Prohibition. Appropriations to fund the acquisition construction or alteration of a facility as part of a general capital improvement program shall be prohibited SECTION 2. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INT ODUCED BY: tr-, ~ ~ COUN IL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date: ktrtktNCE: Comm. 890