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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0060.000 2018-2020 O JMI V OF Hid Harry Kim ' Deanna S.Sako Mayor :n\',' '/ Director • ,TE'Of' F''0 County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 TV SZD January 3, 2019 : Aaron Chung, Council Chair and 1 Members of the Hawai`i County Council C-) Hawai`i County Councilrrl ::_►— 25 Aupuni Street ra r' Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 w w• -- Re: Operating Budget In the current Budget Ordinance 18-68, $140,000 is appropriated in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney's Traffic Safety Training Project account. Additional federally-derived funds in the amount of$3,228 is being provided by the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation to be used to pay for a representative of the Prosecutor's office to attend traffic safety meetings and to provide traffic safety training for law enforcement personnel. Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating these additional funds into the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney's Traffic Safety Training Project account, bringing the total appropriation to $143,228. Time is of the essence for this project. The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is requesting that this bill be waived from the Finance Committee and be placed on the January 23, 2019 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. .--,Q t-/ Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: Prosecutor < B;11 13> Comm. No. (tl Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. TO: W Ref. Date .JAN 0 4 2041q Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING DEPARTMENT: ATTORNEY DATE: 01/02/2019 STAFF CONTACT: Lee Lord, Business Manager PHONE: 934-3315 A. REQUEST: We are requesting the Council's permission to increase the total amount of state funds accepted for the "DOT Highway Safety Grant" by $3,228.00 which will increase the total from $140,000.00 to $148,228.00. These funds are used for funding for a Prosecutor's office representative to attend statewide Traffic Safety Meeting and for the Office of the Prosecutor to organize and complete a statewide Trafficsafety Training for law enforcement personnel. We are requesting to use Revenue account 010.3308.19 and expense account 010.271.5271.78.115. "Traffic Safety Training Project" We request to amend Ordinance 18-69 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): For the Current FY 19 budget the County Council approved the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to appropriate funds totalling $140,000.00 for fiscal year 19 for the continuation of the Highway Safety Grant Award program. The State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation has now increased the funds they want to award to the County of Hawaii by $3,228.00 which increases the total to $143,228.00. These funds will be received in the current fiscal year and spent during the current fiscal year. 7/7Z/li SIGNED: DATE: Department Head 3oS13$ - tv OF y ; AARON S.Y.CHUNG MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID - c,• • 9% KAREN EOFF Chairperson • s MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER .14 ASHLEY ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS,III _ SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY Vice Chair '-�, 45.'., ` o'•P.%.// VALERIE T.POINDEXTER OF'171 REBECCA VILLEGAS HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo,Hawaii 96720 January 4, 2019 Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 RE: Bill No. 13 : AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 18-68, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019. 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, ircMaile Davi , =person Committee on Finance Approve ate/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: ").4 . A n S.Y. Chung, Council C a Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair Hawai`i County Council I14I201q Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer