HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 045 2017/10/03 (2016-2018) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: October 3, 2017 Re: Comm.No. 449
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo,Hawai`i
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance,to which was referred Communication No. 449,reports as follows:
Communication No. 449,transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim dated September 12,2017, appoints
Deanna Sako as Director of Finance.
Mayor Kim,praised and introduced Deanna Sako and requested Council's favorable action of this
appointment. Ms. Sako previously served as the Department's Director, as well as its Deputy Director
and has been with the County of Hawaii for 18 years. Ms. Sako also holds her Masters of Accounting
Science and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Ms. Sako was present and expressed her willingness to serve as the Director of Finance. Several
Council Members spoke very highly of Ms. Sako and also thanked the Mayor for the nomination.
Chair Maile David informed Ms. Sako that she did not need to appear at the Council meeting on
October 18,2017,for confirmation of her appointment.
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 6-6.2 of the Hawaii County Charter, "The director of finance shall be
appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council and may be removed by the mayor. The finance
director shall have had a minimum of five years of training and experience in budgeting or related fields,
at least three years of which shall have been in a responsible supervisory capacity."
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Communication 449, and
recommends confirmation of the appointment of Deanna Sako as Director of Finance.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
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RUGGLES X ADOPTED: OCT 1 8 2017