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COUNTY OF HAWAII -•. � •` STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 441 16
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 NORTH HAWAII
HOSPICE FOR ITS VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM.
WHEREAS,North Hawai`i Hospice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission
is to support people's wishes to approach the end of life with a greater sense of empowerment,
comfort, and peace; and
WHEREAS, hospice care involves easing the physical,psychological, emotional, and
spiritual pain and suffering experienced by patients and the loved ones who care for them; and
WHEREAS, volunteers, the unsung heroes of hospice services, give their time and heart
to bring comfort, support, and relief to the patients and their familes, and they enable caregivers
to take a much-needed break from the exhaustive responsibility of providing 24-hour care for a
loved one; and
WHEREAS, North Hawai`i Hospice has identified a financial need to sustain its
volunteer program, which is comprised of more than 80 volunteers, because Medicare requires
hospice organizations to have a volunteer program in order to be compliant; and
WHEREAS, North Hawai`i Hospice is requesting funds for its Volunteer Training
Program for online curriculum and workbooks, a volunteer seminar, and hands-on training on
bedside care for all patient-care volunteers; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i 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, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 1 will be appropriated to
the Office of Aging to provide a grant to North Hawai`i Hospice for its Volunteer Training
Program; 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: $5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $5,000
CREDITED TO:
010.411.5411.02 Office of Aging $5,000
Office of Aging OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(North Hawaii Hospice-Volunteer
Training Program)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the County Executive on Aging 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 6th day of April , 2016 •
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the ILAGAN X
County of Hawai`i on April 6, 2016
KANUHA X
ONISHI X
A ITEST: PALEKA X
POINDEXTER X
WILLE X
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Reference: C-741/Council
OUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 441 16
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