HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 124 10/04/2011 2010-2012REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: October 4, 2011
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 1:37 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai `i County Council
Hilo, Hawai `i 96720
Re: Comm. No. 375/Bill No. 105
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 105, reports as follows:
Bill 105, transmitted by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 375, dated
September 22, 2011, amends Ordinance No. 11 -59, as amended, the Operating Budget, ending
June 30, 2012. The amendment is as follows:
From:
010.3302.32 Federal Grants — Traffic Investigation Program General $ 5,000
To:
010.201.5216.10 HCPD Traffic Investigation Program General $ 5,000
The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Public Affairs — Safe Community Program is
providing an additional funding of $5,000 to the Hawaii County Police Department's Traffic
Investigation Program. These funds, to be used to allow two additional officers to attend
Advance Traffic Reconstruction Training in Honolulu, increase the total appropriation for this
fiscal year from $15,000 to $20,000.
The bill amends the Operating Budget by appropriating the additional funds into the Traffic
Investigation Program account.
Pursuant to Section 46 -7, Hawaii 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.
Sergeant Robert Pauole, Traffic Services section in Hilo appeared before Your Committee.
Sergeant Pauole commented that this is advance training for their traffic enforcement officers in
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accident reconstruction. These traffic enforcement officers are primarily assigned the duty to
investigate traffic fatalities in addition to issuing citations and arresting D.W.I. violators. He has
previously attended these classes and considers it important to the officers' training.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 105, and
recommends it pass first reading.
dkr
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
BRENDA FORD, CHAIR
FC REPORT NO. 124
ADOPTED: OCT 19 201
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, CHAIR
FC REPORT NO. 124
ADOPTED: OCT 19 201