HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 013 01/06/2009 2008-2010REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: 1/6/2009
PLACE: Council Chambers
TIME: 1:03p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Comm. No. 55/Bill No. 11
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 11, reports as follows:
Bill No. 1 1, transmitted by Finance Director Nancy Crawford, via Communication No. 55, dated
December 17, 2008, amends Ordinance No. 08-78, as amended, the Operating Budget, ending
June 30, 2009. The amendment is as follows:
From:
3305.47 Wireless E911 Fees General $850,000
3305.52 WirelessE911 System General <20Q,000>
To:
010.201.5216.21 Wireless E911
General $650,000
Total $650,000
Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order 94-102, the State of Hawaii Wireless
Enhanced 9 ] 1 Board reimburses the County of Hawaii for approved purchases relating to the provision
of technical functionality for the wireless enhanced 911 service. The State of Hawaii Wireless Enhanced
91 1 Board is providing an additional appropriation of $650,000 to the Hawaii County Police
Department. In the current fiscal year's budget, this grant was anticipated and $200,000 was budgeted in
the Wireless E911 expenditure account (010.201.5216.21). However, the anticipated grant revenue was
inadvertenCly placed in the Wireless E91 1 System account (010.3305.52), instead of the Wireless E911
Fees account (0103305.47).
Councilmember Ford expressed concern of how long we were going to be able to get grants from the
State to support something that is so vital to our Police and to our community.
Assistant Police Chief Paul Ferreira stated that there is a $.66 charge per cell phone that is placed into the
Wireless 91 I account each month. That fund contains in excess of S22 million atthis time. Those funds
are used to reimburse the Public Safety Answering Points as well as reimburse cell phone carriers for
towers and infrastructure needs. Those funds will continue to be put into that account as long as there are
funds. Governor Lingle has stated she would like to use some of these funds and is checking with the
Attorney General to see if this can be done.
FC Report No. 13
Comm. No. 55
Bill 11
Page 2
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 1 I, and recommends it
pass first reading.
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ENRIQUES X
FORD X
GREENWELL X
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
NAEOLE X
ONIS111 X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DOMINIC YAGO
FC REP
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