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RESOLUTION NO. 269 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 KU`IKAHI
MEDIATION CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER MEDIATION ADVANCED TRAINING.
WHEREAS, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers
mediation, facilitation, and training to strengthen the ability of diverse individuals and groups to
resolve interpersonal conflicts and community issues; and
WHEREAS, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center offers a suite of dispute prevention and
resolution services by trained, volunteer mediators, regardless of a client's ability to pay and
thereby increasing access to justice for everyone; and
WHEREAS, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center provides free training to its volunteer mediators,
including advanced training opportunities that provide mediators with the expertise and skillset
to handle more complex and specialized mediations, such as domestic and family cases; and
WHEREAS, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center is requesting funds for two advanced mediation
training events and other related expenses to continue its role as the only nonprofit mediation
center in East Hawai`i with volunteers that are prepared to address conflict in the community;
and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney seeks to improve the criminal justice
system by working collaboratively with the community, and encourages and promotes crime
prevention and early intervention initiatives; 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 4 will be appropriated to the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Ku'ikahi Mediation Center for two advanced
mediation trainings and related expenses.
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
(Ku'ikahi Mediation Center-volunteer advanced
mediation trainings)
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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 4th day of September , 20 19
INTR UCSD BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii 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 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawaii on September 4, 2019 X
KIERKIEWICZ
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-423/Council
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