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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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DATE: June 10, 1985
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 2 :30 p.m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Economic Development to which was referred
Communication No. 191, Personal Service Contracts reports as follows:
Sugar Industry Support Program
Communication 191 is a letter from Committee on Economic Development
Chairwoman Lorraine Jitchaku, informing Mayor Dante K. Carpenter
that she has requested the Council to include in the FY 85-86 budget
ordinance a restriction prohibiting the Department of Research and
Development from renewing its personal service contracts until such
time as the Council reviews specific program requirements and
approves the contract renewals. It further requested that the
Director and Deputy Director of Research and Development be present
at this meeting of the Committee on Economic Development to assist
with the program review.
At its regularly scheduled meeting on June 5 , 1985 the Hawaii County
Council passed the FY 85-86 budget ordinance which included the
following restriction on the renewal of contracts in the Department
of Research and Development:
"Section 13. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. No contractual positions
shall be renewed until program descriptions have been submitted
and approved by Council . "
Your Committee has reviewed the Sugar Industry Support program of
the Department of Research and Development to identify areas of
concern and to provide recommendation on program approval and
renewal of the personal service contract requested by the Department
to implement this program in FY 85-86.
The Director of the Department of Research and Development appeared
before your Committee to request renewal of the Contract for one (1)
sugar staff assistant to implement this program in FY 85-86. The
functions of the sugar industry support program include the County's
sugar lobbying efforts , liaison with the sugar industry, and
representation of the County in activities related to the sugar
industry.
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Your Committee believes that the County should participate with
industry representatives in efforts to retain a viable sugar
industry. While the sugar industry has declined in recent years, it
is still by far the largest component of agriculture in Hawaii
County in terms of acreage, employment, and revenues .
While your Committee is generally satisfied with the performance of
the County's sugar industry support program efforts, it is concerned
with the amount of financial and program detail reported by the
Department for this program. Because the sugar industry is so
important to the local economy; and because of imminent Federal
action impacting its future; your Committee requests the Department
share the regular reports of the sugar staff assistant with your
Committee.
Your Committee recommends that the sugar industry support program be
approved for FY 85-86 and recommends that the Department of Research
and Development submit a progress report on the FY 85-86 sugar
industry support program to the County Council by December 31 ,
1985. This report should include any redirection of program goals
and objectives; evaluation of the effectiveness of program
activities in achieving the goals and objectives., and total program
cost. If the Department proposes to continue this program in
FY 86-87, the report should include justification for program
continuation, any redirection of goals and objectives, proposed
activities and schedule, method of program evaluation, expenditure
plan reflecting staffing requirements and total program cost , and a
discussion of long term needs for such a County program.
Your Committee further recommends renewal of the contract for
one (1 ) sugar staff assistant at $1 ,000 per month for the period
July 1, 1985 through June 30, 1986.
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