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DATE: January 5, 2010 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 11:45 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Re: Comm. No. 658 /Bill No. 188 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 188, reports as follows: Bill No. 188, transmitted jointly with Resolution No. 290 -09 by Finance Director Nancy Crawford, via Communication No. 658, dated December 15, 2009, amends Ordinance No. 09 -64, as amended, the Operating Budget, ending June 30, 2010. The amendment is as follows: FROM: 3308.53 Federal Grants — Hawai`i Narcotics Task Force — Recovery Act General $113,885 TOTAL $113,885 TO: 010.201.5216.37 Hawai`i Narcotics Task Force — Recovery Act General $113,885 TOTAL $113,885 The purpose of this grant is to disrupt the flow of narcotics via the apprehension of mid- to high - level dealers that are smuggling and distributing narcotics into and within the State of Hawaii. The major objectives are 1) maintain a narcotics task force of personnel from the Hawai`i County Police Department, Maui Police Department, and Kaua`i Police Department, 2) increase knowledge of vice officers by providing training in such topics as narcotic investigations, current drug trends, smuggling and distribution techniques, and State /Federal laws that impact the task force, and 3) conduct quarterly meetings to coordinate joint operations and training and other enforcement efforts, and to share information. The funds are derived from the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Pursuant to Section 46 -7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Section 13- 13(b), Hawai`i County Charter, the Mayor is hereby authorized to apply for, receive and expend the funds for the Court House Booking Project Grant Program. Lieutenant Richard Sherlock was present to answer any questions and spoke on the purpose of the grant. FC Rept. No. 134