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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 576 Draft 01 2018-2020 ��gY fOf l�Jira COUNTY OF HAWAIJATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO AWARD FUNDS TO THE FOOD BASKET, INC. WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code (2005 Edition as amended) states, Grant awards in excess of$25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in an ordinance or resolution; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136(5) of the Hawaii County Code states, "nonprofit organization" means an organization organized for other than profit-making purposes and which has a current 501(c)3 tax-exemption from the Internal Revenue Code; and WHEREAS, the Food Basket, Inc., Hawaii Island Food Bank, which qualifies as a nonprofit organization as defined above, will provide emergency food response within the County of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research & Development wishes to provide $50,000 to the Food Basket, Inc., Hawaii Island Food Bank; and WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to support the Food Basket, Inc.'s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Mission by funding their COVID-19 Response Manager position; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, the Department of Research & Development is authorized to provide a grant of $50,000 to the Food Basket, Inc., Hawaii Island Food Bank to support their COVID-19 Pandemic Response Mission. - BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Finance Department, and the Department of Research & Development. Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this . 8th day of April , 2020. • INTRODUCED BY: 111 4................„,,,7 , 0 , 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 aAdopple�l bxthei8kICIL of the ,NEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X County of Hawai`i on P L t5 VGV KIERKIEWICZ X LEE LOY X ATTEST: POINDEXTER X u, RICHARDS X VILLEGAS X 9 0 0 0 _ /C� Reference: C-864/Waived FC COUNT`LE IRPERSON&PRESIDING FFICER RESOLUTION NO. 576 2