HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 014 01/03/2011 2010-2012REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: January 3, 2011 Re: Comm. No. 35 /Res. No. 20 -11
PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa
78 -128 `Ehukai Street
Kailua -Kona, Hawaii
TIME: 11:26 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 20 -11, Communication No. 35,
reports as follows:
Resolution No. 20 -11, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 35,
dated December 21, 2010, authorizes the payment of funds of a later fiscal year and of more than one
fiscal year for a multi -year lease for three (3) copiers for the Planning Department.
The Planning Department wishes to enter into a multi -year lease agreement for five (5) years, for two (2)
multifunctional copiers for the Planning Department's Hilo office and (1) multifunctional copier for their
Kona Office.
A proposed amendment was transmitted via Communication 35.1, from Committee Chair Brenda Ford,
dated December 21, 2010. Those amendments contained in Communication 35.1 were unanimously
approved. Ms. Ford will send a memo to all department directors to have all resolutions include monetary
amounts and corrections made to language written in the enacting clauses. Furthermore, her memo will
include that all future resolutions also have a "not to exceed" amount, if applicable.
Some Council Committee members were concerned with the "not to exceed" amount language in the
resolution. Finance Director Nancy Crawford appeared before Your Committee. Ms. Crawford
commented that she will consult with Corporation Counsel for guidance and believes their department
continues to be transparent and open in all transactions. Planning Director Bobby Jean Leithead Todd
appeared before Your Committee. Ms. Leithead Todd is concerned with the limitations, how it affects
negotiations of monetary amounts and contract terms.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 20 -11, as
amended to Draft 2, and recommends its adoption.
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Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
BRENDA FORD, C H R
FC REPORT NO. 14
ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 ? f !
AYES
NOES
A &E
EX
BLAS
X
FORD
X
HOFFMANN
X
IKEDA
X
ONISHI
X
PILAGO
X
SMART
X
YAGONG
X
YOSHIMOTO
X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
BRENDA FORD, C H R
FC REPORT NO. 14
ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 ? f !