HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 236 01/23/2008 2006-2008 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: January 23, 2008 Re: Comm. No. 934/Res. No. 492-08
PLACE: Council Chambers
TIME: 10:20 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was refereed Resolution No. 492-08, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 492-08, transmitted by Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, via Communication
No. 934, dated January 10, 2008, to advance funding priorities to the Mayor for inclusion in the
Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Operating Budget. The Council desires to encourage a more deliberate
budget review process by communicating its priorities for County funding and resources to
ensure the public welfare and accommodate growth in the County as follows:
• Add fifteen (15) new police cadet positions and two (2) new police positions to help
with administration of the cadet program, and appropriate $100,000 for cadet tuition
reimbursement; and
• Appropriate $140,000 for compilation of land use information, including flood
control, culturally sensitive areas, historical roads, environmentally sensitive areas,
and coastal setbacks, and add one (1) new position in the Planning Department to
coordinate the compilation and maintenance of land use information and one (1) new
position in the Data Systems Department to create and maintain Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) land use maps; and
• Add eleven (11) new positions to the Fire Department in the first quarter of the 2008-
09 fiscal year and nineteen (19) new positions in the third quarter of the 2008-09
fiscal year in order to meet the additional seventy eight (78) positions required for
compliance with national staffing standards and allow for eligibility for certain
federal grants, and appropriate $120,000 for equipment for new positions; and
• Fund one (1) new cabinet level position to coordinate County energy self sufficiency
policy and implementation efforts and represent the County at the State legislature
and at the PUC, and add one (1) new engineer position to assist County departments
with the evaluation and implementation of energy strategies and projects; and
• Appropriate $1,000,000 for an incentive program to help with recruitment and
retention of difficult to recruit positions; and
FC Report No. 236
Communication No. 934
Resolution No. 492-08
January 23, 2008
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• Appropriate $2,000,000 for appraisal services to establish current fair market values for
Hawaii Island properties and fund an analysis of real property tax rates and exemptions.
Committee Members Brenda Ford and Emily Naoele will be submitting additional proposals to
Karl Rad to incorporate it into the resolution.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 492-08,
and recommends its adoption.
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Hues rvoes Aye Ex Respectfully submitted,
FORD X
HICA x CO ITTEE ON FINANCE
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X U~..__
FtLACO x DOMINIC YAGO G CHA
YAGONG X FC REP NO. 236
YOSHtMOTO x ADOPT FEB 6 2008