HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 086 Draft 02 2008-2010COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. $6 09
(Draft 2)
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT ANll
FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S)
WHEREAS, the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development is anon-profit 501(c)(3)
corporation and is the fiscal sponsor for the Rat Lungworm Education Project; and
WHEREAS, rat lungworm is a tropical disease found in warm, moist climes that is caused by,
a parasitic worm carried by rats; and
WHEREAS, people in Hawaii have come down with this rare parasitic disease; and
WHEREAS, residents attended community meetings to talk about action that can be taken to
better prevent and treat the disease; and
WHEREAS, the community sees the importance of reaching as many people as possible; and
WHEREAS, preventing disease is one of the most important ways to cut health care cost and
ensure that citizens live healthier lives; and
WHEREAS, the community sees the importance of reaching as many people as possible; and
WHEREAS, the Internet is the most proven and effective way to get information out to the
public at large to educate others about rat lung disease and its prevention; and
WHEREAS, the public health community agrees that prevention is critical to successfully
addressing this health crisis; and
WHEREAS, investing in prevention education, lives and money can be saved; and
WHEREAS, teaching and practicing prevention will decrease the possibility of exposure to rat
lung worm; and
WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 5 will be appropriated to the
Civil Defense Agency to provide financial support to the Big Island Resource Conservation and
Development for the Rat Lungworm Education Project; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $2,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $2,000
CREDITED TO:
010.241.5241.02 Civil Defense Agency $2 000
Civil Defense Agc OCE
Misc. Contract Services
(Big Island Resources Conservation and
Development-Rat Lungworm Education Project)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution
to the Civil Defense Administrator and the Director of Finance and that the Director of Finance is
hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the terms of this resolution.
Dated at Hilo , Hawaii, this 8th day of April , 2009.
COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
he vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
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Reference: Corrm_ X30.2/Waived-FC
RESOLUTION NO. 86 09
(Draft 2)