HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 074 04/20/1999 1998-2000 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: April 2Q 1999 Re: Comm. No. 240/Res. No. 73-99
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 10:45 A.M.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 73-99, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 73-99, transmitted by Finance Director Hany Takahashi, via Communication
No. 240, dated April 7, 1999, authorizes the payment of funds from the appropriations of a later
fiscal year or of more than one fiscal year for a Lease Finance Program for a Real Property Tax
computer system.
Pursuant to Article X, Section 10-11, Hawaii County Charter, any contract, lease or other
obligation requiring the payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year or of
more than one fiscal year shall be made or approved by resolution.
Currently, the County of Hawaii pays the City and County of Honolulu approximately $250,000
per year for computer services used in the assessment and billing for real property in the County.
Recently, City and County of Honolulu infolTned the County that they would be implementing a
new Real Property System that will increase costs to all users of their system.
Due to rising costs, Maui and Kauai Counties are planning to implement independent systems
that may result to even higher costs to the County of Hawaii. Therefore, it is imperative that
Hawaii County implements its own system.
At the Committee on Finance meeting of April 7, 1999, Your Committee voted to approve Bill
No. 57, which proposed to amend the Capital Budget by adding this project. At that time
concerns were expressed that a bill was not the proper vehicle to expedite the financing of said
project.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 73-99
and recommends its adoption.
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CHUNG X
ELARIONOFF x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
JACOBSON X
LEITHEAD-TODD X / 1~ -
PIS?CCHIO X ~~C/
SMITH X
TvLER X AARON S.Y. CHUNG, CHAIR
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