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RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
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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
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Reference:
C-527/Council
RESOLUTION NO. 319 is
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Reference:
C-527/Council
RESOLUTION NO. 319 is