HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 089 Draft 01 2008-2010COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. S9 09
A RESOLUTION URGING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND
STATE LEGISLATURE TO OPPOSE HOUSE BILL NO. 1744, WHICH
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS THE DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSIENT
ACCOMMODATIONS TAX REVENUES TO THE COUNTIES.
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii will receive approximately $18 million in revenue
from the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) in Fiscal Year 2009 - 2010; and
WHEREAS, the money helps supports essential services such as police, fire rescue,
lifeguards and solid waste management, loss of which will threaten the public health, safety and
welfare of our community; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has already imposed a temporary suspension of
hiring, excluding only essential public safety personnel, and imposed 5 percent budget reductions
in an effort to reduce costs in the current budget year; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii, in developing the budget for next year, when the
primary source of revenue, real property taxes, will be significantly reduced, is making
substantial cuts throughout the budget, taking reserve funds, un-funding vacant positions and
other actions to balance the general fund budget; and
WHEREAS, the County government incurs enormous costs in providing services to the
visitors to our island, both directly in the form of services and indirectly in the form of support
for cultural events and programs; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the
Governor of the State of Hawaii and the State Legislature are urged to recognize not only the
potentially dire consequences, but also the basic fairness involved and oppose House Bill
No. 1744; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to Senate
President Colleen Hanabusa, Speaker of the House Calvin K.Y. Say, the Honorable Governor
Linda Lingle, Senator Russell Kokubun, Senator Dwight Takamine, Senator Josh Green,
Representative Jerry Chang, Representative Denny Coffman, Representative Cindy Evans,
Representative Faye Hanohano, Representative Bob Herkes, Representative Mark Nakashima,
and the Honorable Mayor William Kenoi,
Dated at Hilo , Hawaii, this 8th day of April , 2009.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
1 Hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL oC the
Counry of l~Iawai`i on April 8, 2009
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPER & PRESIDING OFFICER
AYES NOES ABS EX
ENRIQUES g
FORD X
GREEN W ELL
I10PFMANN X
IKEDA g ~'.
NAEOLE X
ONISIiI X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMO'f0 X
7 0 2 0
Reference: C-233/Waived PWIFtC
RESOLUTION NO. 89 U9