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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 161 U'7
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 Three Ring Ranch, Inc. is organized as a 501(c)3 corporation for the
purpose of operating an animal sanctuary for caze and rehabilitation of exotic, injured,
abandoned, endangered and illegally smuggled animals, to house and caze for species that aze
deemed unreleasable, to educate the public and students about proper animal caze, and to serve
as an amnesty station for alien animal species in the State of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the Three Ring Ranch, Inc. is the only sanctuary in Hawaii, which is
accredited by The Association of Sanctuazies (TAOS) and one of 38 sanctuazies in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the Three Ring Ranch, Inc. provides a summer, residential intern program
to six Pre-Veterinary college students who receive one college credit from the University of
California -Davis in Animal Behavior Studies including hands-on experience, and 100% of
these interns have been accepted into Veterinary Colleges; and
WHEREAS, the Three Ring Ranch, Inc. cares for all native species including bats,
seabirds/shorebirds, raptors, nene, and non-native exotics including turtles and tortoises, zebras,
flamingos, and parrots; and
WHEREAS, discretionary funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to the
Police Department/Animal Control to be used as a grant towazds the Three Ring Ranch, Inc. to
defray the costs of $9,000 for the Pre-Veterinazy Animal Behavior Studies Program and $10,000
to operate the sanctuary; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated asset forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF $19,000
APPROPRIATION:
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency $19,000
Relief
CREDITED TO:
010.239.5239.01 Police Department/Animal Control $19,000
Humane Society
(Three Ring Ranch, Inc. - Pre-
Veterinary program/operations )
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution
to the Chief of Police 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 16th day of May , 2007.
INTRODUCED BY:~,f
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COUNCIL MEM ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County ofHawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii FORD X
HIGA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the II{Epq X
County ofHawai`ion May 16, 2007
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: PILAGO X
YAGONG X
r- - ~ YOSHIMOTO X
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C-OUNY'Y CLERK CHAIRMAN & P IDING O ER RESOLUTION NO. ~y~ U