HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 014 2017/05/02 (2016-2018) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: May 2, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 91/Bill No. 11
• PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 11, reports as follows:
Bill No. 11, transmitted by Finance Director Collins Tomei, via Communication No. 91 dated
March 1, 2017, submits for consideration the proposed Operating Budget for the County of
Hawai`i for the Fiscal Year(FY) ending June 30, 2018. This balanced budget includes estimated
revenues and appropriations of$473,998,961, and is 2.38 percent larger than last year's budget.
Part I, Volume I, of this bill provides the Mayor's budget message, which includes summaries of
estimated revenues and expenditures for FY 2017-18, with comparisons to FY 2016-17, by
providing specific tables and sections entitled "Operating Budget by Fund," "Revenues by
Source," "Expenditures by Function," "Revenue Changes," and "Expenditure Changes."
This Volume further provides a"Summary of Revenues and Appropriations by Funds,"
"Position Changes," "Revenues and Expenditures," and Parts A through L, which show
estimated revenues and expenditures for the General Fund and each Special Fund.
Part I, Volume II, of this bill provides a summary of each department and special fund that
includes mission statements, goals, funding sources and position counts, program descriptions
and objectives, highlights, measures, and expenditures.
Communication No. 91, from Finance Director Collins Tomei dated March 1, 2017, transmitted
a booklet containing reports entitled "Departments and Agencies' Six Month Progress Report on
Program Objectives for FY 2016-17," and "Final Status Report on Program Objectives for
FY 2015-16." This report shows program accomplishments for the first six months of the
current fiscal year and for the previous fiscal year.
On April 4, 2017, pursuant to Section 10-4 of the Hawai`i County Charter, the Council •
conducted a public hearing on the proposed Operating and Capital Budgets at the Hilo County
Building and provided videoconferencing at the West Hawai`i Civic Center.
On April 11, 2017, Mayor Harry Kim presented this proposed budget on the first day of the
Departmental Budget and Program Reviews.
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On April 11, 12, and 13, 2017, Your Committee reviewed the proposed Operating and
Capital Budgets during the Departmental Budget and Program Reviews, then postponed
this measure to the May 2, 2017, Finance Committee meeting.
On May 2, 2017, Council Member Karen Eoff requested clarification regarding the budget
process.
Deputy Clerk Jon Henricks confirmed that pursuant to Section 10-2(a)(5) of the Hawai`i County
Charter, the Mayor will be submitting an amended budget on May 5ti1 before proceeding with
amendments. Amendments, if any, may be transmitted for consideration at or prior to first
reading on the May 18, 2017, Special Meeting of the Council.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 11, and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
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DAVID x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
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POINDEXTER x MAILE DAVID, CHAIR
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 14
RUGGLES x ADOPTED: MAY 1 8 2017