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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: September 18, 2012 Re: Comm. No. 834/Bill No. 302 PLACE: Council Chambers Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i TIME: 4:22 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 302, reports as follows: Bill No. 302, transmitted by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 834, dated August 29, 2012, amends Ordinance No. 12-86 as amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawai`i for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. The amendment is as follows: From: 010.3303.34 Federal Grants—HCPD Clickit or General $ 3,435 Ticket To: 010.201.5216.12 HCPD Clickit or Ticket General $ 3,435 The State Department of Transportation Public Affairs— Safe Community Program is providing an additional funding of$3,435 to the Hawai`i County Police Department's Clickit or Ticket program. The grant funds will be used to allow the Hawaii County Police Department to finance the expanding of two volleyball tournaments. In the current fiscal year's budget, $15,500 was appropriated in anticipation of this grant. The bill amends the Operating Budget by appropriating the additional funds into the Click It or Ticket program account and bringing the total grant appropriation to $18,935. 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 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. Council Member Dennis Onishi commented that HCPD Click It or Ticket normally funded basketball tournaments. He fully supports the Police Department funding to now include both basketball and volleyball tournaments. FC Report No. 258