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RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
606 08
RESOLUTION CREATING A LEGAL ASSISTANT II (TEMPORARY) POSITION FOR
THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the Big Island Drug Court (BIDC) is a collaborative effort of judiciary, probation,
prosecutors, public defenders and treatment providers to help address societal problems related to
substance abuse by providing timely and effective treatment for drug offenders with appropriate
sanctions and incentives; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i's Office of the Prosecuting Attorney had applied for and
received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) program, to improve the Drug Court's efforts to more effectively intervene and
engage the methamphetamine offender in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2007, the County Council adopted Resolution No. 392-07,
authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to accept the
grant; and
WHEREAS, to improve the efforts in Drug Court and as noted in the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney's executive summary and project description, the grant will fund the creation
of one (1) paralegal position for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney; and
WHEREAS, these funds will be used to hire a Legal Assistant II (Temporary), SR-20,
position to coordinate law enforcement efforts by streamlining the flow of communication and
information sharing between agencies such as the Police, Prosecutors, Public Defenders, private
attorneys, Probation, the Courts, treatment providers, Department of Health, mental health
providers, and other agencies; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 5-1.3(c) of the Hawaii County Charter states that the Mayor
has the power to "Create positions...fortyhich appropriations have been made by the council...".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that a Legal Assistant II (Temporary), SR-20, position be created.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding for this position was made available through the
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Methamphetamine Initiative Grant.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
Departments of Finance and Human Resources, and the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Dated at xona ,Hawaii, this 7th day of May , 2008.
INT DUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBE OU OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
t hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the
COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on May 7, 2008
ATTEST:
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ABS F,X
FORD X
HIGA X
HOFFMANN }[
IKEDA }{
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE
PILAGO X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO }[
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COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMA REST G
Reference C-1152/FC-280
RESOLUTION NO. 606 ~~