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COllJNTY OF HAWAII
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STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO.
134. 97
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO ENTER INTO
DEPARTMENT OFIHUMAN SERVICES ADULT CHORE SERVICES GRANT
AGREEMENT '#DHS-98-POS-6052, PURSUANT TO HRS SECTION 46-8,
WHEREBY THE STATE OF HAWAII PROVIDES FUNDS TO THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII OFFICE I OF AGING TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS RELEVANT TO THE
NEEDS OF THE ~LDERLY.
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WHEREAS, I the State of Hawaii through the Executive Office on
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Aging, pursuaht to Chapter 349, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
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mandated the responsibility of developing and implementing
educational, recreational, and cultural programs for elderly
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persons; developing and implementing active programs of consumer
protection and pre-retirement counseling; and providing technical
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assistance and liaison for the purpose of establishing
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elderly-contralled local service delivery systems providing
comprehensive:services and employment opportunities for the
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elderly throu~hout the State; and
WHEREAS, ipursuant to Title III of the Older Americans Act of
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1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 3001, et ~., section 3058i
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(hereafter th. "Act"), the State developed a State Plan on Aging
for the 1995-1999 fiscal period which was submitted to the United
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States Department of Health and Human Services (hereafter "DHHS")
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for its review and approval and requested that federal funds be
made available for its implementation under Title III of the Acti
and
WHEREAS, under the Act, the designated area agencies are
responsible for developing and administering, for their respective
areas, an approved area plan or a comprehensive and coordinated
system of services to the elderlYi and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii, by and through its Office of
Aging, located at 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 342, Hilo, Hawaii
96720, is designated by the State of Hawaii as the area agency on
aging responsible for developing an area plan for the
comprehensive and coordinated system of services for elderly
persons in the County of Hawaii and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii has appropriated federal funds
for the purposes of developing the above-mentioned programsi and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii wishes to distribute funds to
the County of Hawaii, by and through the Office of Aging, for
these purposes through Department of Human Services Adult Chore
Services Grant #DHS-98-POS-6052 in the amount of $138,254.00 for
the period July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1999i and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 46-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
as amended, the Governor of the State of Hawaii may enter into
agreements with the Council of the County of Hawaii providing for
the co-sponsorship and joint development and maintenance of
programs and projects which have been authorized by the
legislature.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII that the Council Chairperson is hereby authorized and
designated to sign in the name of the Council of the County of
Hawaii the above-noted Department of Human Services Adult Chore
Services Grant Agreement #DHS-98-POS-6052.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby
directed to forward copies of this resolution to the Honorable
Stephen K. Yamashiro, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, the
Department of Human Services, State of Hawaii, the County of
Hawaii Office of Aging, and to any other interested government or
governmental agency.
Dated: Hilo, Hawaii,
GHS:2887l
September 3, 1997
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL~R~UNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL oftbe
County of Hawaii on S~tember 3. 1997
ATTEST:
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COUNTY CLERK
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ADS EX
ARAKAKI X
CHUNG X
LEITHEAD- TODD X
RAY X
REYNOLDS X
SANTANGELO X
SMITH X
TYLER X
YAGONG X
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Reference C-416/FC-119
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RESOLUTION NO.