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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. X39 0'8
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO
A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S).
WHEREAS, aggressive driving is a growing problem in the County of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines
aggressive driving as occurring when "an individual commits a combination of moving traffic
offenses so as to endanger other persons or property"; and
WHEREAS, long commutes, traffic congestion, familiarity of the road, and a shortage
of police officers are just some of the contributing factors that cause aggressive driving; and
WHEREAS, in many cases, aggressive driving has lead to road rage and/or an accident
involving another vehicle or a pedestrian; and
WHEREAS, according to the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, the
number of accidents on State and County roadways have increased over 30 percent from 2003
to 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Police Department has recently received a federal
grant of $33,750 for an Aggressive Driving Project for West Hawaii, which was provided by
the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the goal of this project is to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries,
and to set up additional checkpoints and roving patrol in order to reduce speeding, illegal
passing, illegal lane usage, cutting corners, and driving on the shoulders; and
WHEREAS, East Hawaii is also in great need of an Aggressive Driving Project to
reduce aggressive driving in the Puna and South Hilo districts; and
WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 3 will be appropriated to
the Hawaii County Police Department to initiate an Aggressive Driving Project in East
Hawaii and for the purchase of six (6) speed lasers; 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: $35,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-CouncilSVC-Contingency Relief $35,000
CREDITED TO:
Police Department
010.201.5203.20 Police Adm Div-Equip $18,045
010.201.5207.01 South Hilo Police-S&W $ 8,477
010.201.5214.01 Puna Police-S&W $ 8,478
(Aggressive Driving Project-E. Hawaii)
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 Kona , Hawaii, this 12th day of March , 2008.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUN MEM ,COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County ofHawai`i Aves Noes ABS Ex
Hilo, H3Wa1`I FORD X
HIGA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to [he right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of [he IKEDA X
County ofHawai`ion March 12, 2008
JACOBSON g
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: PILAGO X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
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CG~IJI~I'Y LERK CHAIRM SIDIN~'i O FICER SOLUTION NO. 539 Q ~7