HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 352 Draft 01 2006-2008 .~f„t~ ar p~_
t{: •IJig
COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
Of ~M'~,~
RESOLUTION NO. 352 0'7
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 South Kona Community Emergency Response Team (SKCERT) was
organized as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in January 2005; and
WHEREAS, SKCERT members are trained in light search and rescue, triage, first aid,
and small fire suspression, and perform these first responder functions during disaster incidents
whenever the professional first responders are unavailable or in support of professional first
responders when they are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the disaster; and
WHEREAS, SKCERT members previously identified communication needs and CERT
training to be the highest priorities in the event of a disaster; and
WHEREAS, during the October 15, 2006 Earthquake that caused over $113,000,000 in
personal and County property damage and disrupted all public communications for more than
two hours, SKCERT was unable to contact the Hawaii County Emergency Operations Center,
and therefore, deployed to assist the mauka community in Kona; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the SKCERT be able to contact the Hawaii County
Emergency Communication Center and maintain contact with SKCERT Search and Rescue
teams; and
WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to
the Department of Civil Defense to be used to help the South Kona Community Emergency
Response Team to defray the cost to purchase an amateur radio system (HAM) with base and
mobile stations, and handheld units to be operated by licensed operators during emergency
situations and disaster response; 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: $5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $5,000
CREDITED TO:
010.251.5241.02 Department of Civil Defense $5,000
Civil Defense Agc OCE
(S. Kona Community Emergency Response Team, Inc.
Amateur Radio System for emergency communications)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution
to the Civil Defense Administrator 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 Kona , Hawaii, this 17th day of October , 2007.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEM ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii FORD X
HIGA X
t hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated [o [he right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA X
County ofHawai`ion OCtOber 17. 2007
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: PILAGO X
YAGONG X
` YOSHIMOTO X
~ 8 0 0 1
~ Reference: C_702/Waivati FY
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMA & RES DING FICER RESOLUTION NO. 352 O"I