HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 143 2014/03/18 (2012-2014) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: March 18, 2014 Re: Comm. No. 725/Bill No. 215
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 3:50 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 215, reports as follows:
Bill No. 215,transmitted by Council Member Brenda J. Ford, via Communication No. 725 dated
February 27, 2014, amends Chapter 2, Article 25, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended), relating to appropriation of funds to nonprofit organizations.
The bill would replace the requirement that any equipment purchased through a grant award from the
Contingency Relief Fund to a nonprofit organization be purchased pursuant to procurement law and
be kept as property of the County, with a new provision providing that such equipment would be
purchased without procurement law restrictions and would become the property of the nonprofit
organization, with that nonprofit organization assuming liability.
Council Member Ford spoke in support of the Bill No. 215. She noted that the main intention of the
bill is to correct the Hawai`i County Code to allow nonprofits to own equipment purchased with
contingency funds.
Council Member Kern expressed his support for the bill and stated that it will also remove the
County's liability when the nonprofit organization assumes ownership.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 215, and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted,
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FORD X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
ILAGAN X
KANUHA X
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POINDEXTER X VALERIE T. POINDEXTER, CHAIR
WILLE X FC REPORT NO.: 143
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: APR 0 1 2014