HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-22 Public Hearing Fiscal Year 2023 Operating and 5 year Capital BudgetsFebruary 22, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY • COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
345 KEKOANAO-A STREET, SUITE 20 • HILO. HAWAI'I 96720
TELEPHONE (808) 961-8050 • FAX (808) 961-8657
WATER BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Water Board of the County of Hawaii will hold a public hearing on
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., pursuant to Sections 8-2(c) and 10-4 of the Hawaii County Charter,
for the purpose of considering and adopting the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Operating and 5-year Capital
Improvement Projects Budgets.
The Sunshine Law, Part I of Chapter 92, FIRS (Hawai`i Revised Statutes), has been partially suspended since
early 2020 in response to the COVID-19 emergency. The Sunshine Law was also amended by the Hawaii State
Legislature during the pandemic. On January 1, 2022, Act 220 (2021 Regular Session) became effective.
Act 220 made permanent changes to the Sunshine Law to allow remote meetings that have been permitted
through the emergency proclamations during the pandemic. Boards are now required to have at least one
in -person meeting site for remote meetings where the public can attend and testify.
Act 220's provisions are affected by the latest COVID-19 emergency proclamation dated January 26, 2022,
the Emergency Proclamation Related to COVID-19 (Omicron Variant) (Proclamation). The Proclamation
suspends Section 92-3.7, HRS, only to the extent necessary to suspend Act 220's requirement to have at least
one meeting location that is open to the public. All other provisions of Act 220 and the Sunshine Law remain in
force. The Proclamation is in effect through March 25, 2022, unless terminated or superseded by a separate
proclamation, whichever shall occur first.
Pursuant to the latest COVID-19 emergency proclamation dated January 26, 2022, the Emergency Proclamation
Related to COVID-19 (Omicron Variant), the public hearing will be held via Interactive Conference Technology
(iCT) only, unless terminated or superseded by a separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first. Please
contact the Department of Water Supply Board Secretary at (808) 961-8050 to confirm any changes.
Board Members and Department of Water Supply staff will participate in this public hearing via the Zoom
interactive video conference platform. If lost communication exceeds 30 minutes, the public hearing will be
terminated. Members of the public may provide remote oral testimony by registering with the Department of
Water Supply to participate via Zoom. Contact the Department by email at dwskhawaiidws.org no later than
12 noon, Monday, March 21, 2022, with your name, telephone number, email address. Written testimony may
also be submitted by email, facsimile (808) 961-8657, or mail to the Department of Water Supply at
345 Kekuana6`a Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Please submit by 12 noon, Monday, March 21, 2022, to be
acknowledged at the board meeting. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be part of the
permanent record.
The summary of the proposed Operating Budget is as follows:
... Water, Our Most Precious Resource ...Ka Wai A Kane...
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer
Receipts:
Water Service
$20,851,450
Power Charges
18,025,000
Standby Charges
16,304,603
Energy C.I.P. Charges
470,000
Interest Income
42,800
Miscellaneous Income
800,000
Rental Income
243,000
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$56,736,853
Expenditures
Purchased Power
$18,025,000
Personnel Services
21,609,044
Materials, Supplies, & Services
9,348,181
Debt Service
6,754,629
C.I.P. Reserve
1,000,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$56,736,853
The summary of the proposed 5-year Capital Improvement Projects Budget is as follows:
Fiscal Year:
2023
$39,350,000
2024
26,350,000
2025
61,200,000
2026
22,000,000
2027
27,500,000
TOTAL 5-YEAR C.I.P. BUDGET
$176,400,000
If accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services (i.e., sign language, interpreter, large print) to participate in
the hearing is required, please call (808) 961-8050.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 22"a day of February, 2022.
WATER BOARD OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
By: David De Luz, Jr.
Its Chairperson
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer.
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