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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Ll' ~... <br /> <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4 0 97 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY'S EXTERNAL <br />AUDIT CONTRACT NO. 94207 WITH DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County Council adopted Resolution No. 156-93, which authorized the <br />Council Chairperson to perform all tasks necessary to enter into a contract for an external audit <br />as required by Section 10-13 of the Hawaii County Charter for a period extending over four <br />fiscal years; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County Council adopted Resolution No. 206-94 further stating that sufficient <br />funds be budgeted in future fiscal years to cover the obligation of the County under the <br />contract agreement; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with these Resolutions, the County of Hawaii has entered into <br />Contract No. 94207 with Deloitte & Touche LLP to conduct the annual external audit of the <br />financial records of the County, including those of the Department of Water Supply, for the <br />fiscal years ended June 30, 1994, through June 30, 1997; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Contract provides for amendments to the Contract if the scope of <br />the work to be done must be extended beyond that covered in the original contract; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on November 27, 1996, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued <br />final rules on the financial assurance mechanisms available to local government owners and <br />operators of municipal solid waste landfill facilities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, under these rules, the County will be able to self-insure for the liability for <br />closure, post-closure and remedial action for the Hilo and Kealakehe landfills; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, to self-insure, an annual special report is necessary to comply with the EPA <br />requirements (see Exhibit A); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the cost of this special report will be $1,400 for the fiscal year ended <br />June 30, 1996, and $800 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, and would be paid by the <br />Department of Public Works (see Exhibit B); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in addition, during the audit of the Department of Water Supply's financial <br />records as of June 30, 1996, additional services were necessary to complete the examination on <br />a timely basis (see Exhibit C); and <br />