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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 319 Draft 01 2014-2016COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII 319 15 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HOSPICE OF HILO TO PURCHASE LAPTOPS AND SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. WHEREAS, health care is changing at a rapid pace, with regulations requiring organizations to provide electronic records to verify that services are meeting standards and to qualify for reimbursements; and WHEREAS, in the past few years, there has been a steady increase in the number of patients and families seeking end -of -life counseling and assistance, which are services provided by Hospice of Hilo in patients' homes or at the Hospice facility in Hilo; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; and WHEREAS, Hospice of Hilo, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is requesting funds to puchase new laptops and software to be used for home visits and records maintenance to better serve its clients; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 2 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Hospice of Hilo to purchase new laptops and software to improve patient care; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $8,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC — Contingency Relief $8,000 CREDITED TO: 010.161.5162.98 Department of Research and Development $8,000 Hawaii County Resource Center 115 Misc. Contract Services (Hospice of Hilo — Laptops and Software) BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the terms of this resolution. Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 3rd day of November , 2015 . INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, OUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on November 3, 2015 ATTEST: COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & ESIDI G OFFICER 2 Reference: C-527/Council RESOLUTION NO. 319 is AYES NOES ABS EX CHUNG X DAVID R EOFF X ILAGAN X KANUHA X ONISHI X PALEKA X POINDEXTER X WILLE X 9 0 0 0 Reference: C-527/Council RESOLUTION NO. 319 is