HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 147 03/24/1986 1984-1988 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date: March 24 , 1986 Re: Comm. 449 .1
Place: Councilroom
Time: 9 :00 a . m .
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill 153 , reports as
follows :
The purpose of Bill 153 is to amend Chapter 2, Article 25 , Hawaii
County Code , relating to appropriation of funds to non-profit
organizations, by clarifying and strengthening the procedures for
grant awards to non-profit organizations and to establish a minimum
annual amount for appropriation to qualified non-profit .organizations .
The bill proposes to establish a Council policy whereby at least
$250 ,000 of County funds would be made available to non-profit
organizations providing human services . Amendments to existing
procedures include the establishment of specific deadlines for public
notification, application submittal , and award notifications .
The scope of services for which funding is to be considered has been
limited to services or activities which address the needs of the
poor , youth, the aged, those with physical or emotional disabilities ,
victims of crime , or victims of health or social crises . Services or
activities which address educational , economic, scientific or
agricultural concerns , and culture and the arts have been omitted
from consideration .
With respect to the selection process , Bill 153 proposes procedures
whereby the administration would submit all qualifying applications
to the County Council for review and appropriation .
Bill 153 proposes to repeal the provisions which prohibit an
organization from receiving both a grant and purchase of service
agreement .
FC REPORT NO, 147
ADOPTED: APR 9 1986
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FC- 147 Page 2 March 24 , 1986
In order to insure proper accountability and responsibility, a new
section has been added regarding accounting procedures and reporting
requirements . Provisions have been added to allow the Director of
Finance to adopt rules as may be necessary to meet the requirements
of this article .
Your Committee on Finance concurs with the intent of Bill 153 and
recommends that it pass first reading .
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