HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 168 06/22/2010 2008-2010 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: June 22, 2010 Re: Comm. No. 842 /Res. 353 -10
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 353 -10, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 353 -10, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford, via Communication
No. 842, dated June 8, 2010, authorizes the payment of funds of a later fiscal year and of more
than one fiscal year for a multi -year lease agreement for a satellite vehicle registration and
licensing service center and office space for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in Waimea,
Hawai`i .
To better serve the public, the Vehicle Registration and Licensing (VRL) Division under the
Department of Finance proposes to establish a satellite VRL service center in Waimea to provide
basic vehicle registration and driver's license services. Also, the current office space used by the
Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecutors) is inadequate in terms of space and privacy for
servicing victims and witnesses of crimes. Therefore, the County wishes to enter into a multi-
year lease for office space within the Holomua Center, located at 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway,
Waimea, Hawai`i, where the Waimea Prosecutor's (and Council) Offices are currently located.
Pursuant to Section 10 -11, Hawai`i County Charter, any contract, lease or other obligation
requiring payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year must be approved by
resolution.
Director of Finance Nancy Crawford said that currently the VRL Division is sharing space at the
Waimea Police Station. She said funds for this lease are in the FY 2010 -11 budget, although the
vacant Driver's License Examiner position in Waimea has been unfunded.
Property Manager Kenneth Van Bergen and Prosecuting Attorney Jay Kimura were also present
to answer Council Member questions.
FC Rept. No. 168
Communication No. 842
Res. No. 353 -10
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Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 353 -10,
and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES A &E EX Respectfully submitted,
ENRIQUES X
FORD x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
GREENWELL X
HOFFMANN X P/\LU
IKEDA X
NAEOLE - BEASON X
ONISHI x DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI, CHAIR
YAGONG X FC REPORT NO. 168
YOSHIMOTO x ADOPTED: JUL 0 8 2010