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Home My WebLink AboutREP FC 172 12/02/1997 1996-1998 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: December 2, 1997 Re: Comm. No. 571.01/Res. No. 186 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 10:50 A.M. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 186, reports as follows: Resolution No. 186, transmitted by Finance Director Harry Takahashi, via Communication No. 571.01, dated November 6, 1997, creates nine (9) Police Officer II, PO-07 positions in the Hawaii County Police Department under the terms of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Accelerated Hiring, Education And Deployment (AHEAD) grant.. The US Department of Justice has approved an award to hire an additional nine (9) Police Officer II positions under the Police Hiring Supplement Program to augment the community policing program. These positions will complement the community relations endeavors, and focus on educating youth about drugs through their direct participation with law enforcement. Resolution No. 186 further states that if future funding of the Police Officer II positions is not received from the federal grant the County will either continue funding or abolish these positions. Submitted jointly with Resolution No. 186 was Communication No. 571.02, transmitted by Police Chief Wayne Carvalho, dated November 18, 1997, responding to an inquiry to Police Sergeant James Sanborn at the November 18, 1997, Finance Committee meeting regarding the district assignments for the new positions. Comm. 571.02 states that these officers will be assigned to the districts of Hamakua, Ka'u, Puna, South Kohala and Kona. The districts of North Hilo and North Kohala are supplemented by the adjoining officers assigned to Hamakua and South Kohala, respectively. Pursuant to Article V, Section ti-1.3(c) of the Hawaii County Charter, allows the Mayor the power to create positions for which appropriations have been made by the Council. Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 186 and recommends its approval. ]kc Ayee Nnea A&E EX Respectfully submitted CHUNG X LEITHEAD-TODD X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE RAY X ~ SANTANGELO X (7. ~ ,C.f SMITH X Y- `l TYLER X AARON S. . C CHAIR YAGONG X FC REP012~ NO. 172 ARAKAKI, E.O.M. ADOPTED: