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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 04/06/2010 2008-2010 ACTIONS Dennis "Fresh" Onishi Guy Enriques, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Kelly Greenwell, Member Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald IkedaEmily I. Naeole-Beason, Member Dominic Yagong Vice ChairMember , J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FINANCE th 28 Session DATE: April 6, 2010 (Tuesday) PLACE: Councilroom 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 10:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 22.19: FINAL REPORT - AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER GRANT From Executive on Aging Alan Parker, dated March 4, 2010, transmitting the above report pursuant to Ordinance No. 05-86, Section 7(1). Close file. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole-Beason, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Onishi. Noes: None. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-28 Page 2 April 6, 2010 Comm. 24.21: TRANSFER OF FUNDS - MARCH 1 - 15, 2010 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated March 17, 2010, transmitting a Report of Transfers Authorized showing transfers made from March 1 through March 15, 2010. Close file. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole-Beason, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Onishi. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 758: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 15, (Bill 230) CODE OF ETHICS, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE CODE OF ETHICS (provides for a comprehensive definition of agency, prohibits County employees from contracting with the County, prohibits County agencies from contracting with a County employee, and bans County employees from representing a third party who appears before County agencies unless authorized by ordinance) From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated March 10, 2010, transmitting the above bill. Postponed to the call of the Chair. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Yoshimoto and Chair Onishi. Noes: Committee Member Yagong. Absent: Committee Member Naeole-Beason. Comm. 759: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A PAY PLAN FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED BY (Bill 231) THE COUNTY OTHER THAN THOSE WHOSE PAY IS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, DESIGNATING PAYROLL PERIODS, PAY DAYS, PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OFFICIAL FIDELITY BONDS, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 09-72 AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, SAID ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE SALARY ORDINANCE OF 2010 (amends Sections 3(B) Rate of Compensation; 6 Official fidelity bonds; and 7.01 relating to pay grades and titles in the County Clerk’s office) From Finance Director Nancy E. Crawford, dated March 11, 2010, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 231 as amended to Draft 2, on first reading. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole-Beason, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Onishi. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ford. FC-28 Page 3 April 6, 2010 Comm. 761: A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION (Res. 319-10) OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) (transfers funds of $7,000 out and from the Clerk-Council Service’s Other Current Expenses, Miscellaneous Contract Services Account to the Legislative Auditor’s External Audit, Miscellaneous Contract Services Account for additional professional services for performing additional procedures relating to the implementation of Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 45 for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Audit conducted by independent auditors, KPMG LLC) From Legislative Auditor Colleen M. Schrandt, dated March 19, 2010, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 319-10. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole-Beason, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Onishi. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ford. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Comm. 718.3: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER (Res. 307-10) INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE LUCILE P. KINGMAN (Draft 2) TRUST PARCELS (TMKS: 7-7-008: 20, 31, and 100) IN THE AHUPUA‘A OF NDRD PAHOEHOE 2 AND PAHOEHOE 3, NORTH KONA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) (the 2009 Annual Report from the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission cited the purchase of the Kingman Properties as a key priority and ranked number four on the priority list) From Councilmember Brenda J. Ford, dated February 18, 2010, transmitting the above resolution. Waived to Council from Finance Committee: February 19, 2010 Postponed: March 16, 2010 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Ms. Ford and duly seconded by Ms. Naeole-Beason to close file on Comm. 718 and recommend adoption of Res. 307- 10, as amended to Draft 2.) Postponed to the call of the Chair. Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole-Beason, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Onishi. Noes: None. Absent: None. (Note: Comm. 718.4, also related to Res. 307-10, Draft 2, continues on the next page.) FC-28 Page 4 April 6, 2010 Comm. 718.4: From Councilmember Brenda J. Ford, dated March 22, 2010, requesting to postpone Resolution 307-10, Draft 2 to the Finance Committee Meeting to be held on April 19, 2010. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations March 31, 2010 for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm. For further information, please call 961-8245. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Councilmembers will be present at the following location(s):  County Councilroom, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hiloand ;  Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona. Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the locations(s) above and at the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5, until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring before 12:00 noon on the business day copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, Please 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. submit separate testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Finance and Food & Energy Sustainability Committee meetings -Tuesdays, April 13 & 20, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, Planning, and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Thursdays, April 15 & 22, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.