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PETE HOFFMANN Of x Phone: (808) 887-2043 (Waimea)
Vice Chair(808) 961-8273 (Hilo)
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District 9 - North & South Kohala Email: phoffmann@co.hawaa.hi. us
Hawai `i County Council
County of Hawai `i
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Kamuela, Hawai'i 96743
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TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair
And Members of the Hawaii County Council L;?
FROM: Pete Hoffmann, Council Member
Date: August 19, 2009
Subject: Proposed Amendments to Resolution No. 224-09
Pursuant to discussion at the August 18, 2009 meeting of the Committee of Finance, I am
proposing amendments to Resolution No. 224-09 that would eliminate the $5,000 minimum for
voluntary transfers of Council Member salary to the Contingency Relief account.
The proposed amendments are listed below and in bold for illustrative purposes only:
1. The title is amended to read as follows:
"A RESOLUTION ALLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOLUNTARILY
REQUEST TO TRANSFER [NO LESS THAN ] ANY AMOUNT WITHIN
INDIVIDUAL SALARY LIMITS FROM COUNTY CLERK'S SALARY AND WAGES
(S&W) ACCOUNT TO THE CONTINGENCY RELIEF ACCOUNT, TO BE
APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT CONTINGENCY RELIEF
FUND PROCEDURES"
2. The Be It Resolved clause is amended to read as follows:
"BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Council
members can choose to voluntarily transfer [u sra€ifie-amount, not less than $5, nnn~ any
amount within individual salary limits from County Clerk's S&W accounts to the
Contingency Relief account"
A draft copy of Resolution No. 224-09, Draft 2, is attached with these amendments
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Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. Data 2 2~(
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
A RESOLUTION ALLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOLUNTARILY REQUEST
TO TRANSFER ANY AMOUNT WITHIN INDIVIDUAL SALARY LIMITS FROM
COUNTY CLERK'S SALARY AND WAGES (S&W) ACCOUNT TO THE
CONTINGENCY RELIEF ACCOUNT, TO BE APPROPRIATED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH CURRENT CONTINGENCY RELIEF FUND PROCEDURES.
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council should exercise leadership during these
difficult economic times, particularly in terms of compensation levels; and
WHEREAS, some Hawaii County Council members may wish to use a portion of their
County salaries as a means of financially supporting chosen 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations;
and
WHEREAS, in previous terms, Council members had the use of a Contingency Relief
Fund to help fund programs and activities offered by 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and
sponsored by the County, and effective procedures already exist for the appropriation of
Contingency Relief Funds; and
WHEREAS, final determination of salary transfer procedures will be done accordingly;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Council members can choose to voluntarily transfer any amount within individual salary limits
from County Clerk's S&W accounts to the Contingency Relief account.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amount transferred to the Contingency Relief
account be further appropriated by that Council member in accordance with existing
Contingency Relief Fund appropriation procedures.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi, the Director of the Department of Finance,
and the Director of the Department of Human Resources.
Dated at Hawaii, this day of 2009.