HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0629.000 2018-2020 Harry Kim o�M�v,°i`4 Deanna S. Sako
Mayor Director
Steven A. Hunt
Deputy Director
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County of Hawaii
Finance Department
25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720
(808)961-8234 . Fax(808)961-8569
November 14, 2019
Aaron Chung, Council Chair and
Members of the Hawaii County Council
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Resolution Creating Positions
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The County of Hawaii, Department of Parks &Recreation was awarded funding from
the State Department of Business, Economic Development& Tourism under the DBEDT
Social Trans Grant to assist the Elderly Activities Division by facilitating paratransit
transportation for seniors.
Enclosed is a resolution creating two new, temporary positions for the Hawaii County
Department of Parks & Recreation. These new positions are needed to support the
paratransit transportation program for seniors.
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If there are any questions,please do not hesitate to call Reid Sewake, from the
Department of Parks and Recreation at 961-8560.
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Deanna S. Sako
Director of Finance
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Office of the Mayor
Human Resources
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Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider Ref, Date__NAV 1 5 2019.
Form #: B-52
7118191
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation DATE: 10/25/19
STAFF CONTACT: Roann Okamura PHONE: 961-8708
A. REQUEST:
To create the following (2) temporary positions under the DBEDT Social Trans Grant for period December
2019 through June 2021, account 010.481.5481.50.01 1.
Community Service Program Assistant (Temp) SR13 $21,427 (December 2019 through June 2020)
Community Service Worker III (Temp) SR11 $19, 845 (December 2019 through June 2020)
B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED:
The State Department of Business, Economic Development& Tourism provided a DBEDT Social Trans
Grant to assist the Elderly Activites Division. The goals and objective of this initiative are to meet the
greatest need for seniors, which is paratransit transportion for those senior who no longer can drive or live in
rural or remote districts allowing them to access social senior ctivities and allowing them to "Age in Place"for
as long as possible.
This grant is providing funding for two positions to input all transportation, recreation, social and logitalc
information relative to the grant and to prepare the schedule, logistics, arrangements and dispatch
transporation for the elderly.
Ordinance 19-31 dated March 25, 2019 appropriated the funding for this grant.
SIGNED: DATE:
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