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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0727.000 2016-2018 .OJN-iYOih,,,1 Harry Kim �: c� Deanna S. Sako Mayor 'nn ,�f�,�''' Director Nancy Crawford va►= 44*6i,NDeputy Director County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 January 19, 2018 c Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and d en Members of the Hawaii County Council ' c Hawai`i County Council ..d -< 25 Aupuni Street `0 c) ; -71 Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 :3-r`--)- Re: Operating Budget _ The State of Hawai`i Department of the Attorney General, Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC) is providing $3,000 to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to be used to reimburse overtime expenses for staff while researching charges identified by the HCJDC with overdue dispositions. Enclosed is a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of Hawai`i Department of the Attorney General, Criminal Justice Data Center for this grant. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating $3,000 to the Office of the Prosecution Attorney's Hawaii Criminal Justice Center—Overdue Dispositions account. The Office of the Prosecution Attorney is requesting that this bill be waived from Finance Committee and be placed on the February 7, 2018 Council agenda in order to expedite the receipt of these funds. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Lee Lord of the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney at 934-3315. 1 Ai i hE (,4,,,,,,k_ii eanna S. Sako Director of Finance V11) Enc. c: Prosecutor Comm N., 7(2%- . Res. 1-18"7-1P ' 1301 103> Ref, TO: d Ref. Date ` 2.6 2018 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING DEPARTMENT: ATTORNEY DATE: 01/10/2018 STAFF CONTACT: Lee Lord, Business Manager PHONE: 934-3315 A. REQUEST: We are requesting that the county accept $3,000 for the Prosecutor's office to utilize for the disposition research and documentation project. We request the Council's permission to accept the $3,000 Federal funds passed through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, at the State of Hawaii, Deprtment of the Attorney General. They will reimburse the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (OPA) $3,000 for costs for overtime incurred by OPA staff while they research charges identified by the HCJDC with overdue dispositions. We are requesting to use Revenue account 3309.39 and Expenditure account 010.271.5272.03.021 We request to amend Ordinance 17-39 as amended, the Operating Budget for The County of Hawaii for the fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018 We are requesting the waiving of further reading so as to expedite this process as time is an issue for this project. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): Currently there remains cases in the State data bank that have no disposition. There are many reasons that the cases were not finalized. The Hawaii Criminal Data Justice Center is requesting our assistance in researching the cases that have no disposition and report to them what the findings are. We have estimated the amount of time it would take to research and document the findings. The Hawaii Criminal Data Justice Center, which is part of the Attorney General's office, which is part of the State, is now willing to pay the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, towards the overtime costs, up to $3,000 to work on this project. SIGNED: w1 (1Mt\J DATE: I � ) c GRANT SUMMARY (Supplement to B-52, Request for Council Action) Type of Grant Appropriation being requested: (New or an additional appropriation) ❑ New(for this fiscal year period). OR Additional appropriation(to an existing grant); Is a draft agreement attached? Has the original grant notification been transmitted to ❑ Yes ❑ No Council? ❑ Yes Fl No Name of Grant Program: Overdue Dispositions Project Grantor: State of Hawaii, Dept of the Attorney General, Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center County Grantee Department or Agency: Prosecuting Attorney County Grantee Contact Person: Lee Lord Phone Number: 934-3315 Amount of Grant: $3,000.00 Grant Period (Commencement& Completion): 12/15/17 - 3/15/18 Purpose of Grant: To compensate the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for overtime work performed by its employees to research charges identified by the HCJDC with overdue dispositions. County Match required?: ❑ Yes ® No If yes, Matching Amount? Budgeted in account# : In-kind? Explain: Explanation: County's personnel requirements: Amount of new position(s)? Qty: 0 Permanent: n Temporary: n, Duration: Full-time: n Part-time: n, Time Element: Qty: Contractual: n Explain: Explanation: Will use existing personnel for project Additional Comments about Grant: This is supplemental funding for an existing MOA. B-52 Grant Summary Form MAIZE MEDEIROS DAVID AARON S. Y.CHUNG Chairperson =-^ �,��% ' DRU MAMO KANUHA I* SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY KAREN EOFF - ` '-- EILEEN O'HARA Vice Chair +' VALERIE T.POINDEXTER ''••''F oF' ��', HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS,III JENNIFER RUGGLES HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 January 19, 2018 Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 RE: Resolution No. 487-18 : RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER PURUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR A GRANT TO THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Bill No. 103 : AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 17-39, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018. Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawai`i, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, , 1", r-404001, 4 Maile David, ai erson Committee on Finance • 6pro e�Date/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson 1126/201$ Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer