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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 1;~6 U'1
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND
FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S)
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross is not a government agency, its authority to provide
disaster relief was formalized in 1905 when it was chartered by Congress to "carry on a system of
national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused
by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on
measures for preventing the same"; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross disaster relief action focuses on meeting people's
immediate emergency disaster-caused needs when a disaster threatens or strikes, and provides shelter,
food, and health and mental health services that address basic human needs; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from
concerned family members outside the disaster area, provides blood and blood products to disaster
victims, and helps those affected by disaster to access other available resources; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross stresses disaster preparedness for individuals, families,
businesses, the community, and its own volunteers and provides certified instructors in Disaster
Preparedness, First Aid, Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation, including instructional material; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross's Disaster Action Team in West Hawaii responds to
every disaster in the County of Hawaii and stands ready to assist after house or apartment fires (the
majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous material spills,
transportation accidents, explosions, air vehicle crashes, and other natural and man-made disasters; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross's Disaster Response Office and Team in West Hawaii
must always be prepazed to respond at any time to a local disaster of any kind; and
WHEREAS, discretionary funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to the
Department of Reseazch and Development to be used as a grant towazds American Red Cross to
provide training for disasters and disaster response in West Hawaii; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $10,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $10,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5162.65 Department of Reseazch and Development $10,000
New Industry & Ind Dev
(American Red Cross)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forwazd a copy of this resolution to
the Director of Research and Development and the Director of Finance and that the Director of Finance is
hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the terms of this resolution.
Dated at Hilo , Hawaii, this 18th day of April , 2007.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii FORD g
HIGA
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA X
County ofHawai`ion April ]R, 2007 JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: PILAGO X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference:
Z`OUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & RE ING O ICER SOLUTION NO. 1 `5