HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 044 04/05/2011 2010-2012 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: April 5, 2011 Re: Comm. No. 149 /Bill No. 38
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 38, reports as follows:
Bill 38, transmitted jointly with Resolution 54 -11, by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via
Communication No. 149, dated March 22, 2011, amends Ordinance No. 10 -59, as amended, the
Operating Budget, ending June 30, 2011. The amendment is as follows:
From:
3308.73 Federal Grant — Distracted Driving Project General $ 25,278.40
010.201.5216.41 Distracted Driving Project General $ 25,278.40
The State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation - Safe Community Program is providing a
$25,278.40 Distracted Driving Project Grant to the Hawai`i County Police Department.
Distracted Driving, defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as "any
non - driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the
primary task of driving and increase the risk of crashing," has become a serious problem on our
roadways.
The goal of this project is to reduce the number of drivers using an electronic mobile device
while operating a motor vehicle by adding checkpoints, issuing citations for non - compliance,
conducting a media campaign and/or by sending educational letters to registered vehicle owners
Pursuant to Section 46 -7, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, County Departments must 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.
FC Report No. 44
FC -44 Page 2 April 5, 2011
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 38, and
recommends it pass first reading.
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AYES NOES A &E EX Respectfully submitted,
BLAS X
FORD x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
ONISHI X
PILAGO X
SMART x BRENDA FORD, CHAIR
YAGONG x FC REPORT NQ. 4
YOSHIMOTO x ADOPTED: AH 04 toll