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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> CV~V V^OS H1~ <br /> William P. Kenoi Nancy E. Crawford <br /> Ahr, Direclo, <br /> r , Deanna S. Sako <br /> ~ ~ Depuip Director <br /> l~ Of N~~ <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Finance Department <br /> 25 Aupuni Street. Room 118 • Hilo. I-lawaii 96720 <br /> (808) 961-8234 • Fac (808) 961-8248 rv <br /> a <br /> c. <br /> April 21, 2009 <br /> Cry <br /> J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and 21 4 rv °i <br /> Members of the Hawai'i County Council c~ <br /> Hawai'i County Council s a <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Trr', <br /> N <br /> Re: Operating Budget = cn <br /> Annually, the Hawai'i County Office of Aging is awarded Older Americans Act (Title III) and <br /> State of Hawai'i Kupuna Care (KC) funds from the Executive Office on Aging of the State of <br /> Hawai'i Department of Health. These funds are then contracted out to the Hawaii County <br /> Nutrition Program to provide congregate and home delivered meals to older individuals in <br /> Hawai'i County. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed by President <br /> Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, included an appropriation for Nutritional Services. The <br /> ARRA funds will enable the County of Hawai'i to provide approximately 4,899 congregate <br /> meals and 3,561 home delivered meals to eligible older individuals. In addition to the meals <br /> provided, portion of the ARRA funds will be used to employ a temporary part-time staff to <br /> deliver meals to homebound seniors and increase work hours to a number of staff at <br /> congregate meal sites. <br /> Enclosed is a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of <br /> Hawai'i Department of Health for the ARRA funding. <br /> Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating the <br /> $80,419 into separate base accounts for Salaries & Wages and OCE, for the County's <br /> Congregate Meals and Home Delivered Meals Program. <br /> To expedite the full utilization of the ARRA funds, the Hawai'i County Office of Aging is <br /> requesting to waive the Finance Committee and to have this resolution and bill heard at the <br /> Council meeting scheduled for May 6, 2009. <br /> If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Office of Aging. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nancy . Crawford <br /> Director of Finance o2q <br /> Comm. No. <br /> Enc. Ref. To: CZUAV~ F <br /> Ref. Date APR 21 209 <br /> cc: Aging ~t``/ <br /> Res. V 6 "C') a,1 ~Ha )i'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />