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COUNTY OF HAWAII I-(6-,,_-*- ;\: .!.'STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 229 19
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 HAWAII
COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITRIC
ACID TO CONTROL COQUI FROGS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7.
WHEREAS, residents in Council District 7 are continuously challenged by the noise and
nuisance of coqui frogs, which are negatively affecting Hawai`i Island's economy, environment,
and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been helping to provide citric acid to the public at a
reasonable cost; and
WHEREAS, HCEOC is requesting funds to purchase citric acid to continue assisting the
public with controlling the coqui frog population in Council District 7; and
WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the Department of Research and Development is to
support research or extension projects on invasive species, such as the coqui frog; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii 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 HCEOC for the purchase of citric acid to
control coqui frogs in Council District 7.
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
(HCEOC—Citric Acid)
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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 7th day of August , 2019 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i 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 bythe COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawaii on August 7, 019
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
9 0 0 0
Reference: C X379/Council
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& SIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 229 19
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