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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 327 09/09/2008 2006-2008REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: September 9, 2008 Re: Comm. No. 1420/Res. No. 733-08 PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Hotel 78-128 `Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 9:12 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 733-08, reports as follows: Resolution No. 733-08, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 357 by Director of Finance William Takaba, via Communication No. 1420, dated August 26, 2008, authorizes the Office of the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of the Health, for the Chronic Disease Self Management Program. Funds will be used to coordinate workshops from October, 2008 through September, 2009. The State of Hawaii Department of Health has authorized $66,010 to the Hawaii County's Office of Aging for the Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP). These funds derived from the U. S. Administration of Aging, and will be used to implement the CDSMP, which is an evidenced-based prevention program that replicates a specific intervention that has been tested with random controlled experiments with published results. The goals of this project is to build an Aging Network capacity in evidenced based programming and to embed the Chronic Disease Self Management Program in the Aging Network. 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. 733-08, and recommends its adoption. la AYES NOES A&E EX FORD X HIGA X HOFFMANN X IKEDA X JACOBSON X NAEOLE X PILAGO X YAGONG X YOSHIMOTO X Respectfully submitted, COMMITTEE ON FINANCE BOB JACOBS ,VICE-CHAIR FC REPORT NO. 327 ADOPTED: ~~~ d ~p~