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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 445 Draft 01 2004-2006 ,,~,11Mty or M~ ~d~i COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII 'c;.~ . ~•M'~ RESOLUTION NO. 4~5 ~)6 RESOLUTION CREATING TWO (2) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST III POSITIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, in June 2005, the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) was informed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to anticipate a thirteen (13%) decrease in allocation of Housing Assistance subsidy for the County Fiscal Year 2006-07;and WHEREAS, in anticipation of this decrease, the OHCD's Existing Housing Division (EHD) decreased its staffing by two (2) positions and reduced the number of families assisted through the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program from 1,750 to 1400; and WHEREAS, in February 2006, the OHCD was informed by HUD that due to an error in their computation, the OHCD would receive the same level of funding as the previous year; and WHEREAS, the OCHD is still required to maintain alease-up rate of approximately 98% of the total allocation received annually for federal housing assistance for low income families or 1,700 families; and WHEREAS, by returning back to its former staffing level, the creation of two (2) Housing and Community Development Specialist III, SR-20, positions will assist EHD in meeting the HUD requirements; and WHEREAS, there should be sufficient funds in the Office of Housing and Community Development's Regular Salaries and Wages account (152.461.5466.01.011); and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 5-1.3(c) of the Hawaii County Charter states that the Mayor has the power to "Create positions...for which appropriations have been made by the council...". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that two (2) Housing and Community Development Specialist III, SR-20, positions be created within the Office of Housing and Community Development. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there should be sufficient funds in their Regular Salaries and Wages account (152.461.5466.01.011). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Departments of Finance and Civil Service and the Office of Housing and Community Development. Dated at Hilo ,Hawaii, this 7th day of s~ptember , 2006. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS 8X Hilo, Hawaii ARAKAKI I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by RIGA g [he vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the HOFFMANN g COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on September 7 2006. HOLSCI IuH X IKEDA X ATTEST: ISBELL X JACOBSON X PILAGO X SAFARIK X 9 0 0 0 ference C-1044/Waived F'C 445 U~ COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.