HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 001 12/18/2012 (2012-2014) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: December 18, 2012 Re: Comm. No. 9/Res.No. 14-13
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 2:31 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No.14-13, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 14-13, transmitted by Council Member Brenda Ford via Communication No. 9, dated
November 29, 2012, resolves that all Council Members be provided a mileage allowance reimbursement
on a per-mile basis for the use of a privately owned automobile on official County business.
The majority of the Council Members prefer that there be an option to select either a flat rate or a
mileage reimbursement plan. Members expressed that the County could benefit in cost savings by
providing both choices to the Council Members. Adopting Resolution No. 14-13 would prohibit this
flexibility and restrict the Council Chair to amend the flat rate.
Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2-101(b), Hawai'i County Code, compensation for use of private
automobile (a) Mileage Allowance, a department head may authorize any officer or employee over
whom the department head has administrative supervision to use privately owned automobiles on
official business on a mileage allowance basis when publicly owned vehicles are not available or are
impractical to use.
Your Committee on Finance is not in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 14-13, and
forwards it to Council with a negative recommendation.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted,
EOFF X
FORD x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X j
KERN X
ONISHI X �,� ;
POINDEXTER x VALERIE T. POINDEXTER, CHAIR
WILLE X FC REPORT NO.: l
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: