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RESOLUTION NO. 24? 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 FRIENDS OF BIG ISLAND DRUG
COURT, INC., TO PAY FOR COURT-RELATED SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS OF
THE BIG ISLAND DRUG COURT AND VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.
WHEREAS, the Big Island Drug Court was established on Hawai`i Island in 2002 to provide
intense supervision of participants dealing with substance abuse in collaboration with the Office of
the Prosecuting Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, Hawai`i Police Department, Adult Probation
Division of the Third Circuit Court, and the State Department of Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, the Big Island Veterans Treatment Court, launched on November 10, 2014, is a
specialized treatment program that provides intense supervision of participants dealing with mental
illness and substance abuse in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of
the Prosecuting Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, Hawai`i Police Department, Adult Probation
Division of the Third Circuit Court, and the State Department of Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, Friends of Big Island Drug Court, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that
serves to help the Big Island Drug Court and Big Island Veterans Treatment Court program
participants to be compliant with their court conditions, successful with their substance abuse and
mental treatment and live drug-free and crime-free lives; and
WHEREAS, Friends of Big Island Drug Court, Inc., is requesting funds to pay for court-
related services, transportation, education, incentives for positive progress, graduation and
appreciation events, community service and outreach, hygiene supplies, employment, childcare and
identification costs for participants of the Big Island Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court
programs in Hawai`i County; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney supports programs and activities that
promote healthy social behavior and positive intervention; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 2-13(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 6 will be appropriated to the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Friends of Big Island Drug Court Inc., for court-related
services for participants of the Big island Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court programs.
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: $2,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $2,500
CREDITED TO:
010.271.5271.02 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney $2,500
Prosecuting Atty OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Friends of Big Island Drug Court, Inc. -Big Island
Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution
to the Prosecuting Attorney 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 21st day of August , 2019 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUN ' MEMB ' , OUNTY 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 by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on August 21, 2019 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS 'X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference:
' CLERK C' • ' 'ERSON&PRESIDING OFF ER RESOLUTION NO. 247 19
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