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BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE
September 9, 2015
A meeting of the Budget & Finance Committee of the Council of the
County of Kaua`i, State of Hawaii, was called to order by Arryl Kaneshiro, Chair, at
the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kauai, on Wednesday,
September 9, 2015, at 8:38 a.m., after which the following Members answered the
call of the roll:
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Gary L. Hooser
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Mel Rapozo
Honorable JoAnn A. Yukimura
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Minutes of the August 26, 2015 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by Councilmember Chock, seconded by
Councilmember Kuali`i, and unanimously carried, the Minutes of the
August 26, 2015 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting was approved.
The Committee proceeded on its agenda items, as shown in the following
Committee Reports, which are incorporated herein by reference:
CR-BF 2015-28: on Bill No. 2593 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO
AMEND ORDINANCE NO. B-2015-796,
AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
OPERATING BUDGET OF THE
COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF
HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2015 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016,
BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND,
HIGHWAY FUND, LIQUOR FUND,
SOLID WASTE FUND, SEWER FUND,
AND GOLF FUND (Units 2, 3, and 4
Collective Bargaining Increases —
$912,369) (Approved.)
BF COMMITTEE MEETING 2 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
CR-BF 2015-29: on Bill No. 2594 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2015-796, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE OPERATING
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI,
STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2015 THROUGH JUNE
30, 2016, BY REVISING SECTION 19 OF
THE OPERATING BUDGET PROVISOS
(Approved.)
CR-BF 2015-30: on BF 2015-05 Communication (08/31/2015) from Council
Vice Chair Kagawa, requesting the
presence of the Director of Finance and
the Housing Director, to discuss the
County's Long-Term Affordable Rental
Tax Limit, including, but not limited to
discussion of the following:
• An overview of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development's
median household income and
affordable rental rates;
• How affordable rental rates and
median household income are
calculated;
• The potential impact to the County
should the current tax limit be
increased from eighty percent (80%) to
one hundred percent (100%); and
• All other related information to the
Long-Term Affordable Rental Tax
Limit. (Received for the Record.)
CR-BF 2015-31: on Bill No. 2595 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2015-
796, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
OPERATING BUDGET OF THE
COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF
HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2015 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016,
BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND
(Kaua`i Police Department, Legal Analyst—
$124,165) (Motion to Approve failed.)
BF COMMITTEE MEETING 3 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:44 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Codie K. Ya-a'S chi
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on September 23, 2015:
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ARRY KANESHIRO
Chair, BF Committee