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Meeting: Council — March 9, 2012
Action: Filed (Draft 2) on 2ntl reading due to vote count of 1 absent;
8 noes
Note: I" Reading (Draft 1) February 1, 2012
Postponed: February 15, 2012
Re: Bill 170; Comm. 529 (2010-2102 term); GRC-9
COUNTY OF HAWAII
ORDINANCE NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 170
(DRAFT 2)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 11-59, AS AMENDED, THE
OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2012.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Findings and purpose. The Food Basket, Inc. serving as Hawaii Island's Food
Bank is an island -wide non-profit food network that collects and distributes nutritious food to
low income families, the ill and disabled, senior citizens, children's programs and other
charitable non-profit organizations.
The Food Basket has determined that 26.6% of all children under the age of 18 residing in the
County do not know from where and when their next meal is coming and that 20% of the County
residents use the Food Basket on a continuous basis. The current demand for food has caused an
emergency shortfall in food supplies at the Food Basket's two warehouses.
Medical personnel and agencies attest that the lack of adequate and nutritious food resources for
families and individuals result in an increasing impact on already strained medical facilities and
services placing additional burdens on taxpayers
The Food Basket Inc. is an organization whose programs yield direct benefits to the public and
accomplish public purposes, as set forth in Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-137, Hawaii County
Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended).
The Council recognizes the need to proactively address this food emergency and provide funding
as set forth in Chapter 2, Article 41, Section 2-210, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended) to The Food Basket, Inc.
SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 11-59, as amended, is hereby further amended by
appropriating revenues in the following amount(s) to the following fund(s) and expenditure
account(s) as set forth herein below.
Account No. Source Fund Amount
NEW Transfer from Disaster &
Emergency Fund General $ 500,000
Total $ 500,000
SECTION 3. The foregoing amount(s) as specified in Section 2 hereof is/are hereby
appropriated to the following fund(s) and expenditure account(s) as set forth herein below:
Account No. Function and Activity Fund Amount
010.101.5101.32 The Food Basket Inc. General $ 500,000
Total $ 500,000
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
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Introduced By:
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Council Member, County of Hawaii