HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-04-26 Notice of Public Hearing on the BudgetApril 5, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY • COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
345 KEKUANAO-A STREET, SUITE 20 • HILO. HAWAI'I 96720
TELEPHONE (808) 961-8050 . FAX (808) 961-8657
WATER BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAVI
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Water Board of the County of Hawaii will hold a public hearing on
April 26, 2022, at 9:45 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 Amended Operating Budget and Capital Improvement
Project Budget (CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.
Pursuant to Act 220, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, which amended the Sunshine Law to allow meetings to be
remotely conducted online, effective January 1, 2022, Department of Water Supply, Water Board, meetings will
be held online, and the location listed below is open to the public to attend in person and provide testimony.
The Water Board Public Hearing can be viewed live online at https://www.facebook.com/HawailDWS or at the
location listed below:
DATE: April 26, 2022
TIME: 9:45 a.m.
LOCATION: Puna Conference Room, Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1501
Hilo, Hawaii
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT):
Water Board Members and Department of Water Supply staff will participate in this meeting
via the Zoom interactive video conference platform. If lost communication exceeds 30 minutes,
the public hearing will be adjourned and rescheduled.
Members of the public may also provide remote oral testimony by registering with the
Department of Water Supply to participate via Zoom (email dws&hawaiidws.org) or by
telephone (808) 961-7227,
Anyone wishing to provide written testimony may also do so by email to dwsghawaiidws.org,
facsimile to (808) 961-8657, or by mail to the Department of Water Supply at 345 Kekuanao`a
Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Written testimony should be submitted no later than 12 noon, Monday,
April 25, 2022, to be acknowledged at the public hearing. All written testimony, regardless of
time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record.
The summary of the proposed Amended 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
23,000,000
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
$61,711,853
Expenditures:
Purchased Power
$23,000,000
Personnel Services
21,609,043
Materials, Supplies, & Services
9,348,181
Debt Service
6,754,629
C.I.P. Reserve
1,000,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
61,711,853
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, 000,000
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 5' day of April, 2022.
WATER BOARD OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAVI
By: David De Luz, Jr.
Its Chairperson
The Department of Water Supply is an Equal Opportunity provider and employer.
Posted on the Internet at:
www.hawaiidws.ora
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