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RESOLUTION NO. 381 1
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE BIG ISLAND
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO ASSIST WITH
EXPENSES RELATED TO THE LITTLE FIRE ANT IDENTIFICATION EVENT HELD
AT THE WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER.
WHEREAS,the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council
(BIRCDC) is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist Big Island residents in
achieving sustainable development while caring for their natural environment to ensure
sustainability, economic opportunities, enriched communities, and better lives; and
WHEREAS,the Little Fire Ant (LFA) Hui is a coalition of state, county officers,private
and public entities, and community members working collaboratively to raise awareness and
control of little fire ants; and
WHEREAS,the LFA Hui's vision is an island where everyone can work, recreate, and
live free from little fire ants harm now and for future generations; and
WHEREAS,to support efforts to control LFA, BIRCDC partnered with the LFA Hui at
the LFA identification(ID) event held at the West Hawai`i Civic Center on October 21, 2017, to
provide the community with on-site assistance to immediately identify ant specimens suspected
to be LFA; and
WHEREAS, one goal of the Department of Research and Development is to support
LFA and/or invasive species research or extension projects; and
WHEREAS, BIRCDC is requesting funds to reimburse its costs for advertising, which
includes printer ink, paper, business cards, and an informational banner; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code,
Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via
resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event,
activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to the Big Island Resource Conservation and
Development Council to reimburse costs for advertising expenses and office supplies related to
the Little Fire Ant ID event in West Hawai`i.
•BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $2,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $2,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $2,000
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(BIRCDC-LFA Identification Event)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the
Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the
• terms of this resolution.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 15th day of November , 2017 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL EMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANU
County of Hawaii on November 15, 2017 HA X
LEE LOY
X
O'HARA X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARD S X
RUGGLES X
11 ;P 9 0 0 0
Reference: 0-563/Council
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. asi
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