HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 07-021COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 19
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ORDINANCE NO. ' 07 21
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, HAWAII COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN
SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 42, section 2 -214, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition,
as amended) is amended to read as follows:
"Article 42. Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund
Section 2 -214. Public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund.
(a) A public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund is hereby established.
This special fund shall be administered and managed by the finance department. Monies
deposited shall be invested in a conservative interest - bearing account that will allow monies to
be available for property acquisition and prevent any erosion of the fund's principal amount.
(b) The fund shall consist of monies from:
(1) The proceeds from the sale of any general obligation bonds, authorized and issued for the
purposes of this article;
(2) Council appropriations for the purposes of this article;
(3) Any source of revenue dedicated by the Hawaii County Charter or the Hawaii County
Code for the purposes of this article;
(4) Grants and private contributions intended for the purposes of this article; [and]
(5) Two percent of Hawaii County real property tax revenues collected annually (including
penalties and interest). Deposits will be made to the Fund on June 30, 2007 and then
again on December 31, 2007, and on December 31 and June 30, in successive Years, with
deposits being calculated on all real property tax payments (including penalties and
interest) received in the prior six months. Additional deposits and adjustments may be
made at the discretion of the Finance Director; and
(6) Monies from items numbered (1), (2), (3), and (4) above, shall be deposited as received.
(c) In adopting each fiscal year's operating budget, the council shall appropriate a minimum of
$250,000 to the public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund.
(1) Nothing in this section shall prevent the council from appropriating amounts in excess of
the above minimum amounts to this fund.
(d) The fund shall be used for acquiring lands or property entitlements in the County of Hawaii
for the following purposes:
(1) Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains;
(2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites;
(3) Protection of natural resources, including buffer zones;
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii
Kona, Hawaii
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Inuoduced By;
Brenaa Ford
Date Introduced:
February
7, 2007
First Reading:
February
7, 2007
Published:
February
16, 2007
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X
Hoffmann
Second Reading: February 22, 2007
'I 'o Mayor:
February
28, 2007
Returned:
March 6,
2007
Eflccii�c:
March 6,
2007_
Pahl,n�d:
March 13,
2007
REd1:1 RKS:
ROL 'AILLNIO
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
Ford
X t_'
Higa
X
Hoffmann
X
Ikeda
X
Jacobson
X
Naeole
X
Pilago
X
Yagong
X
Yoshimoto
X
9
0
0
0
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
I EX
Ford
X
Higa
X
Hoffmann
X
Ikeda
X
Jacobson
X
Naeole
X
Pilago
X
Yagong
X
Yoshimoto
X
--
5
0
4
0
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above. t
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Reference:
19 (Draft 3)
C- 63.12/FC -22
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