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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 541
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 West Hawaii Community Health Center, Ina (WHCHC) is a 501(c)3
nonprofit organization, committed to making healthcare geographically and financially
accessible to residents of West Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, WHCHC offers an integrated approach to healthcare that includes medical,
dental and behavioral health services to adequately serve children who do not currently have
adequate access to healthcare and in so doing, complete the Island's "Circle of Care" from
Kawaihae to Kona to Miloli`i; and
WHEREAS, WHCHC is partially funded by a federal 330e grant that covers only 30%
of the operating budget and WHCHC must rely upon Medicaid, Medicare, and privately insured
patients to balance its budget and maintain services; and
WHEREAS, WHCHC wants to open a Children's Clinic in Kealakekua providing
medical, dental, and behavioral services to all children including the indigent, uninsured and
underinsured children who have been identified as a priority group by the State ofHawai`i; and
WHEREAS, a medical crisis was declared in the County ofHawai`i due to the declining
number of doctors and medical facilities to serve the children; and
WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 8 will be appropriated to
help the WHCHC Children's Clinic defray operational expenses that are not covered by the
federal government or insurance for children in low income families; 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: $40,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $40,000
CREDITED TO:
010.221.5224.02 Hawaii County Fire Department $40,000
Fire Prevention - OCE
(West Hawaii Community Health Center, Inc.
Children's Clinic)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Fire Chief 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:
COUNCIL ME R, COUNTY OF WAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
COUnty Of Hawal`I AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii FORn X
xIGA 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
County ofHawai`i on MdrCh 12, 2008 IKEDA X
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: PILAGO X
YAGONG X
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