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Home My WebLink AboutREP FC 314 08/12/2008 2006-2008 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: August 12, 2008 Re: Comm. No. 1365/Res. No. 715-08 PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Hotel 78-128 `Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 9:30 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 715-08, reports as follows: Resolution No. 715-08, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 341 by Director of Finance William Takaba, via Communication No. 1365, dated July 23, 2008, authorizes the receipt and expenditure of State funding appropriated by the State Legislature pursuant to Act 213, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, for community anti- drug efforts on the island of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii Legislature enacted Act 213, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, which appropriated funds for the County of Hawaii to continue its community-based anti-drug education, awareness, and prevention program. These funds is to be utilized for providing grants to community organizations and grassroots groups to undertake projects that promote drug prevention awareness and education, and will be administered under the Department of Research and Development's Healing our Island program. Ms. Nancy Crawford of the Finance Department clarified that the funds will be used to provide organizations with the opportunity to educate their communities. Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, County Departments must obtain the consent of the Council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers. Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 715-08, and recommends its adoption. la AYES NOES A&E Ex Respectfully submitted, FORD X HIGA X COMMI EE ON FINANCE HOFFMANN X IKEDA X JACOBSON X NAEOLE X FILAGO X DOMINIC YAGONG, C IR YAGONG X FC REPORT N 31 YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: