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RESOLUTION NO. 516 14
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY TO AWARD FUNDS TO READ ALOUD AMERICA
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County
Code (2005 Edition as amended) states, Grant awards in excess of$25,000 to nonprofit
organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and
the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in an ordinance or resolution.; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136(5) of the Hawaii County Code
states, "nonprofit organization" means an organization organized for other than profit-
making purposes and which has a current 501(c)3 tax-exemption from the Internal
Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, Read Aloud America qualifies as a nonprofit organization as defined
above; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney wishes to provide $100,000 to
Read Aloud America; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to pay for the costs to continue to
implement the Read Aloud Program (RAP) in Hawai'i County schools; and
WHEREAS, Read Aloud America will work closely with the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney for monitoring and reporting activities; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in
accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in
accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County
Code, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is authorized to provide a grant of $100,000 to
the Read Aloud America to continue to implement their Read Aloud Program in Hawaii
County schools.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall
transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Finance Department,
and the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 17th day of September , 2014.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES _ ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawai`i on SeptembPr 17, 2014 • X
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
WILLE X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: C-1022/Waived FC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON &PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. _516_