HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1991-057 1988-1992COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. azs
ORDINANCE NO. 9~ 5'7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 4, of the Hawaii County
Code 1983, relating to the Department of Finance, is amended by
adding the following section to be appropriately numbered and to
read as follows:
SP~tion 2- Encumbrances
"Encumbrance" means an obligation to pav funds from an
appropriation or a legal claim against an appropriation
When a contract is certified as to availability of funds,
the amount certified is encumbered as of the date of
certification An appropriation by the council of state,
federal or private funds which are legally restricted by the
terms of the grant or agreement to specific purposes shall
be considered encumbered until the purposes of the grant or
agreement are accomplished or abandoned
SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this
ordinance, the underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 4
approval.
This ordinance shall take effect upon its
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction: June 5, 1991
Date of 1st Reading: June 5, 1991
Date of 2nd Reading: June 19, 1991
Effective Date: June 25, 1991