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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0916.000 2016-2018 JMtr ..... Harry Kim v•• Deanna S. Sako � Mayor ,+1^,�y�' Director : .r •% ;t Nancy Crawford ATE OF Mt' • DeputyDirector County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 (808).9.61-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 • cxs ctr) April 20, 2018 -.C•=1 Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and : r Members of the.Hawai`i County Council i Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street �. Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Re: Operating Budget • Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating $15,000 of State funds into the Office of Housing and Community Development's Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA)- Sector Partnership Engagements account. This appropriation reflects funding allocations anticipated from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in the current fiscal year. The bill sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WIOA funds. The Office of Housing and:Community Development (OHCD) indicates that these funds will be utilized to provide funding for Sector Partnership Engagement to identify business's employment and training needs.:. The OHCD requests that this bill be waived from the Finance Committee and be placed on the May 9, 2018 Council Agenda in order to ensure that these funds are received during the current fiscal year. If thereare any questions,please do not hesitate to call Christine Nguyen of the Office of Housing and Community Development at 961-8379. Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: OHCD Comm. No. Ref.To: 4 W C- Ref. Date ,.APR 2 5 3, ki 1145 Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing & Comm Dev DATE: April 12, 2018 STAFF CONTACT: Neil S. Gyotoku, Housing Administrator PHONE: (808) 961-8379 • A. REQUEST: We request to amend Ordinance 17-39, The 2017-2018 Operating Budget to add to the Budget in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Funds as follows: The Office of Housing and Community Development is requesting the appropriation of $15,000.00 to the WIOA funds 065 account (request a new account #WIOA State General funds) to fund the following activity: The monies is being paid to the county as a pass through County Sector Partnership Engagement to be facilitated and convened with the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board (requesting a new account to be set up 065. 115; WIOA Sector Partnership Engagements, Misc Contract Services). B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The appropriation reflects anticipated state general funds funding allocations by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Council (WDC). These funds are a pass through to the county of Hawaii Office of Housing and will be utilized to provide funding for Sector Partnership Engagement to identify businesses' employment and training needs. Funding to be facilitated and convened with the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board. Request to bypass Finance Committee as there will be no County General Funds involved in these transactions. The ordinance merely sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WDC funds. SIGNED: DATE: April 12, 2018 Neil S. Gyeto <! ousing Administrator I �rs0 qLt tY OF H' MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID .•o"•;f-�••''w,;. AARON S.Y. CHUNG Chairperson • • ��%� DRU MAMO KANUHA ; . ,�// 1*` SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY • • KAREN EOFFEILEEN O'HARA Vice Chair +P� w�� VALERIE T.POINDEXTER ,TE OF'HF'�=• HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS, III JENNIFER RUGGLES HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo,Hawaii 96720 April 20, 2018 Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 RE: Bill No. 145 : AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 17-39, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I 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, 4,tri 4111111W reale EOR rMaile David, Chairperson Committee on Finance Approved/r,ate/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: 6v.,Lielin2018 4(.-14/2":-.1' ‘24 Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council MDI dm Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer