HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 273 11/08/2012 2010-2012DATE: November 8, 2012
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 11:15 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Re: Comm. No. 892/13ill No. 329
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 328, reports as follows:
Bill No. 329, transmitted by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 892,
dated October 19, 2012, amends Ordinance No. 12-86, as amended, the Operating Budget for the
County of Hawaii for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. The amendment is as follows:
From:
010.3308.87 Federal Grants — Criminal Justice System General $35,836
(CJS) Information Sharing -ARRA
To:
010.271.5271.94 Criminal Justice System (CJS) General $35,836
Information Sharing -ARRA
The State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General is providing additional federally derived
funds of $35,836 to support the Prosecuting Attorney's Office's implementation of the Integrated
Criminal Justice System (CJS) Information Sharing Project. The goal of this project is to improve
the efficient exchange of information within the criminal justice system. The project includes
automated transfer of case information and reports from the Hawaii Police Department Records
Management system to the Prosecuting Attorney's office HITS case tracking system and Laserfiche
document management system. The project also includes the creation of an electronic discover
process and addresses meeting the Judiciary's electronic filing of criminal cases requirement. The
Prosecuting Attorney's Office anticipates that these initiatives will streamline workflow and
improve efficiency by automating manual entry and redundant processes.
The bill amends the Operating Budget by appropriating the additional funds into the Integrated
CJS Information Sharing program account, increasing the total appropriation to $192,691.
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.
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