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;�tV Of .. <br /> c ° .•'jS ` •.t `. William T. Talcaba <br /> Managing Director <br /> to dliam <br /> P. Kenui ; <br /> Alu Walter K. N1. Lau <br /> •A1SI - Depwy 3 Iooagsng Director <br /> • OF <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street. Suite 2603 • Hilo. Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961 -8211 • Fax (808) 961 -6553 <br /> KONA: 75 -5722 Nanama Place, Suite 102 • Kailua -Kona. Hawaii 96740 <br /> (808) 327 -3602 • Fax (808) 326 -5663 <br /> r.D <br /> CJ <br /> March 1, 2010 C7 0 <br /> o <br /> M 03 • <br /> zrz <br /> The honorable Chairman J Yoshimoto and rTh fTl <br /> t i <br /> Members of the Hawaii County Council <br /> I- lawai'i County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 x - o <br /> Aloha, Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: <br /> As required by the Hawai`i County Charter, submitted with this message is the proposed <br /> operating budget for the County of Hawai`i for the fiscal year ending June 30, 201 1. This <br /> balanced budget includes estimated revenues and appropriations of $375,367,419 and includes <br /> the operations of eleven of the County's special funds as well as the general fund. <br /> The difficult economic conditions in Hawai`i and on the Mainland have led to an unprecedented <br /> decline in County revenues. Continued projected declines in real property values as well as steep <br /> drops in County collections for charges for services, investment income, license and permit fees, <br /> fuel taxes and other revenues require that we make hard choices as we prepare for the year <br /> ahead. "this balanced budget represents a thorough review of County activities, and continues my <br /> administration's efforts to reduce the cost of government as we refocus on core County services. <br /> Last year, we unfunded 55 vacant positions, which was the largest number of positions ever to be <br /> unfunded in a single County budget. This proposed FY 2010 -11 budget will abolish or unfund <br /> 1 1 1 additional positions. This budget also includes furloughs of two days a month for County <br /> workers, which amounts to a loss of more than one month's pay for those employees during the <br /> next fiscal year. These unprecedented furloughs reflect the severity of the financial challenges <br /> that now confront our entire community, and represent a shared sacrifice on the part of our <br /> public workers. <br /> This FY 201 0 -11 budget is $11,678,784 less than the current year's budget. Spending under this <br /> budget is almost $28 million less than the budget in effect when I took office in 2008. To <br /> achieve this balanced budget, we have continued to scrutinize overtime, travel and training, <br /> contract services, equipment purchases and other expense items. <br /> Comm: Pro.. it <br /> � ‘ ask <br /> �� Ref. To: <br /> county Orl lawai•i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. L <br /> Ref. DatZ1AR 0 1 2010 <br />