Hawaii County Finance Committee will meet April 9 - 11.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
April 9, 2024
9:00 a.m.
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Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:
• Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:
• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau; and
• Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road.
If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, April 8, 2024.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, April 8, 2024, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 136: ESTABLISHES AN OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024, TO JUNE 30, 2025
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated March 1, 2024, transmitting for consideration the proposed Operating Budget for the County of Hawai‘i for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025. This balanced budget includes estimated revenues and appropriations of $888,082,546, which represents a proposed 6.6 percent increase compared to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating Budget.
Reference: Comm. 755
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
; and
Comm. 755.1: From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 1, 2024, transmitting reports entitled, Departmental & Agencies’ Six Month Progress Report on Program Objectives for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and Final Status Report on Program Objectives for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Bill 137: RELATES TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024, TO JUNE 30, 2025
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated March 1, 2024, transmitting the proposed
Capital Budget for FY 2024-2025 and the Capital Improvements Program for the next six years from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to 2029-2030, which includes 57 projects requiring a total appropriation of $392,335,000 of which $307,513,000 are intended to be funded in whole or part by bonds, $42,410,000 to be funded by Federal Grants, $41,462,000 to be funded by the State Revolving Loan Fund or State Capital Improvement Projects, and $950,000 to be funded by CBA (Community Benefit Assessments)/Other.
Reference: Comm. 756
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi- Kleinfelder (B/R)
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET AND PROGRAM REVIEWS
(1) Mayor - Overview of the Operating and Capital Budgets and Programs
(2) Department of Finance
(3) Planning Department
RECESS
RECONVENE 1:30 p.m.
(4) Hawai‘i Fire Department
(5) Office of Aging
(6) Department of Public Works
(7) Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience
RECESS
RECONVENE
April 10, 2024
9:00 a.m.
MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HOLEKA GORO INABA JENN KAGIWADA
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ HEATHER L. KIMBALL SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY REBECCA VILLEGAS
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET AND PROGRAM REVIEWS
(1) Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
(2) Department of Human Resources
(3) Department of Research and Development
(4) Department of Information Technology
RECESS
RECONVENE 1:30 p.m.
(5) Police Department
(6) Animal Control and Protection Agency
(7) Office of the Corporation Counsel
(8) Department of Liquor Control
RECESS
RECONVENE
April 11, 2024
9:00 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET AND PROGRAM REVIEWS
(1) Civil Defense Agency
(2) Mass Transit Agency
(3) Department of Parks and Recreation
RECESS
RECONVENE 1:30 p.m.
(4) Office of Housing and Community Development
(5) Office of the County Auditor
(6) Office of the County Clerk/Elections Division
(7) Department of Environmental Management
ADJOURNMENT
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