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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0037.001 2010-2012BRENDA J. FORD Council Member District 7 - Central Kona Phone: (808)326-5684 Fax: (808)329-4786 E -Mail: bford @co.hawaii.hi.us HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai `i Kailua Trade Center 75 -5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109 Kailua -Kona, Hawai 'i 96740 DATE: January 3, 2011 0 TO: Dominic Yagong, Chairperson, and Members of the Hawaii County Council FROM: %enda J. Ford, Council Member SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Resolution 22 -11; Authorizing the Office of the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, Pursuant to HRS 46 -7, for the Domestic Violence Prosecution Grant Program. For your consideration, please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution No. 22 -11. The proposed amendments, illustrated via Ramseyer format (and bolded) with respect to the contents of Resolution No. 22 -11, read as follows: The fourth WHEREAS clause is amended to read: "WHEREAS, [ these monies, the $43,822.00 Domestic Violence Prosecution Grant derived from Federal Funds for the OVW Recovery Act S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Training Project, [wi44] shall be used to fund training, and to develop and implement more effective police, court and prosecution polices, protocols, orders and services, specifically devoted to preventing, identifying and responding to violent crimes against women; and" 2. The fifth WHEREAS clause is amended to read: "WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46 -7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers[-.11 now, therefore, Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii Countv Is An Eaual Opportunitv Provider And Emplover Comm. No. 3 7' f Ref. To: F G Ref. Date dA 0 2 2 -il I The enacting clause is amended to read: "[NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with section 46 -7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, to enable the County to perform training as described in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney's application for the Recovery ACT S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Grant, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A "." 4. The final clause of the resolution is amended to read: "BE IT [FURTHE I FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the Finance Department." A draft copy of Resolution No. 22 -11, Draft 2, is attached incorporating these amendments. BJF /dkr Att. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, PURSUANT TO HRS 46 -7, FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROSECUTION GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has identified physical violence against adult women as a serious and increasing problem in Hawai'i County; and WHEREAS, a specialized unit within the Prosecutor's Office is responsible for the prosecution of all misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General's Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division has authorized funding to the Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to sustain the deputy prosecuting attorney position in the specialized unit; and WHEREAS, the $43,822.00 Domestic Violence Prosecution Grant derived from Federal Funds for the OVW Recovery Act S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Training Project, shall be used to fund training, and to develop and implement more effective police, court and prosecution polices, protocols, orders and services, specifically devoted to preventing, identifying and responding to violent crimes against women; and WHEREAS, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Section 46 -7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with section 46 -7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, to enable the County to perform training as described in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney's application for the Recovery ACT S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Grant, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A ". BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawai'i shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the Finance Department. Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 2011.