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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0198.000 2016-2018 l tarry Kim '�r!!.°'"'i Collins Tomei I/nror '. Wq Director �iC, .• Deanna S. Sako e•�'41 tieput.Director• County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Sheet.Suite 2103 • Illln.Ilauni i 96720 f7 04081961-823l • I.ar(08)9614569 On s =C March 30, 2017 --fZ W Cy O p{ Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and '+In Members of the I-lawai'i County Council I Iawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo. Hawaii 96720 Re: Operating Budget Pursuant to Sections 10-15 and 10-16 of the County Charter, 2% of real property tax revenues, (including penalty and interest) must be transferred from the General Fund to the Public Access/Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation (PONC) Fund, and .25% of these tax revenues must be transferred to the Public Access/Open Space.and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund. Real property tax interest revenues are expected to exceed the amount budgeted for FY 2016-17. requiring additional funds he transferred into the PONC and PONC Maintenance accounts in order to maintain compliance. Enclosed is a bill for an Ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating 576.000 to the Public Access/Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, and 59.500 to the Public Access/Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund. In order to ensure that the transfer may be done by the deadline as required by the County Charter, we are requesting that this bill he waived from the Finance Committee and to place it on the April 19. 2017 Council Agenda. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Kay Oshiro of the Finance Department at 961-8425. Collins' .fomci Director of Finance /� cc: Kay Oshiro Comm.No. / 9 Y Ref.To: yp7/E0 4 at It 76 Ref.Dafe di 94' 3 0 7017 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Finance DATE: 3/16/17 STAFF CONTACT: Kay Oshiro PHONE: x8425 A. REQUEST: To amend the FY 17 General Fund operating budget by increasing revenues and appropriations by the following: Increase Real Property Tax Interest estimated revenues by $85,500 Increase appropriation Transfer to Public Access/Open Space Preservation Fund by $76,000 Increase appropriation Transfer to Public Access/Open Space Preservation Maintenance Fund by $9,500 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): Real property tax interest revenues are expected to exceed the amount budgeted, which would then cause the budgeted appropriations for the transfers to the Public Access/Open Space Preservation Fund and the Public Access/ Open Space Preservation Maintenance Fund to be insufficient. SIGNED: d.----y+/✓ DATE: 11 (11 department Head MAII.E ME,DEIROS DAVID • '•. AARON S. Y. CHUNG DRU MAMO KANUHA ('hairpersnn - n. . ,�k':!y /, SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY KAREN EOFF � EILEEN O'HARA 15oe Choir o M1,e; VALERIE T. POINDEXTER .-- HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS,III JENNIFER RUGGLES HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hamel7 'Envoi'i County lv Building 25 Aupuni Street Jiilo, }luwni'i 96720 March 30, 2017 Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE: Bill No. 28 : AN ORDINANCE '10 AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 16-72, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND. Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawaii, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter he waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. ,1 Sincerely, ✓V Maile David, Chairperson Committee on Finance A.'rove. 'ate/Waive to Council: MA 0 2011 Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: 4/1 Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson I lawai`i County Council I lawai`i County Council Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer