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BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 30, 2016
A meeting of the Budget & Finance Committee of the Council of the
County of Kauai, 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,
March 30, 2016, at 8:52 a.m., after which the following Members answered the call of
the roll:
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Gary L. Hooser
Honorable Ross Kagawa (present 8:58 a.m. to 10:03 a.m.)
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable JoAnn A. Yukimura
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Excused: Honorable Mel Rapozo
Minutes of the February 17, 2016 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by Councilmember Kuali`i, seconded by
Councilmember Chock, and carried by a vote of 5:0:2 (Councilmember Kagawa
and Council Chair Rapozo were excused), the Minutes of the February 17, 2016
Budget & Finance Committee was approved.
The Committee proceeded on its agenda items, as shown in the following
Committee Reports, which are incorporated herein by reference:
CR-BF 2016-10: on C 2016-69 Communication (02/16/2016) from the Chief
of Police, requesting Council approval of an
unbudgeted purchase of a 48 feet by 20 feet
(960 square feet) mezzanine for an
approximate cost of $80,000.00, and
subsequent installation at the Kaua`i Police
Department's Station in Lihu`e to address the
need for additional space for evidence storage;
$50,000.00 of the cost of the mezzanine will
come from unexpended funds in Account
No. 001-1003-551.43-03, (Kaua`i Police
Department, Administrative & Technical
Bureau, Repair and Maintenance Vehicles),
and the remaining $30,000.00 will come from
unexpended funds in Account
No. 001-1001-551.01-01 (Kaua`i Police
Department, Chiefs Office, Regular Salaries)
as a result of vacant positions. (Approved.)
BF COMMITTEE MEETING 2 MARCH 30, 2016
CR-BF 2016-11: on C 2016-70 Communication (02/22/2016) from the Chief
of Police, requesting Council approval of an
unbudgeted purchase of fifteen (15) newly
marked Ford Explorer patrol vehicles, at an
estimated cost of$50,000.00 to $55,000.00 for
each vehicle (total of $750,000 to $825,000),
using unexpended funds anticipated in
Account No. 001-1001-551.01-01 (Kaua`i
Police Department, Chiefs Office, Regular
Salaries), to keep the Kaua`i Police
Department on track with their strategic
vehicle replacement plan which necessitates
the purchase of forty-five (45) newly marked
patrol vehicles over the next three (3) years,
and with the understanding that no vehicles
will be budgeted in Fiscal Year 2017.
(Approved.)
CR-BF 2016-12: on Bill No. 2618 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 (Deputy County Attorney,
Kauai Police Department Legal Support —
$30,933) (Approved.)
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:04 a.m.
Respectfully submitted, ,0
Allison S. Arakaki
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on April 13, 2016:
ARR 0 NESHIRO
Chair, BF Committee