HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 099 10/01/2013 (2012-2014) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: October 1, 2013 Re: Comm. No. 434/Res. No. 176-13
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 8:34 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 176-13, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 176-13, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 132, by Finance Director Nancy
Crawford via Communication No. 434, dated September 13, 2013, authorizes the Office of the
Mayor to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to HRS 46-7, for the FY 2012
Assistance to Firefighters Grant to the Hawai`i Fire Department. The funds will be used to hire
an instructor to train selected HFD instructor personnel on the topic of escaping an entanglement
situation, and to purchase equipment to support such training.
Fire Chief Darren Rosario appeared before Your Committee to discuss the Assistance to
Firefighters Grant, and its use for their sustainable training program. According to Chief Rosario,
the funds will be used to train personnel on occupational hazards which include entrapment
and/or entanglement during a structural fire. Captain Garrett Kim, of the Honoka`a
Fire Station is the author of the grant. Council Member Brenda Ford commended Fire Chief
Rosario and Captain Kim on behalf of the County Council for their proactive efforts in training
personnel, and further safeguarding their staff and the public.
Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawai`i 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.
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Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 176-13,
and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted,
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FORD x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
KERN X
ONISHI XJ{G
POINDEXTER x VALERIE T. POINDEXTER, CHAIR
WILLE X FC REPORT NO.: 99
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: OCT 1 6 2013