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Votes at a glance: Budget committee actions and notable outcomes from April 30 meeting
Summary
The committee recorded multiple formal actions during the April 30 budget session including acceptance of salary commission adjustments, discretionary additions from a managing director transmittal and several cash‑to‑bond funding moves; several contested budget re‑allocations were debated but not adopted.
The Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee recorded a number of formal actions and roll‑call outcomes on April 30 as members worked through department budgets. Below are key formal actions the committee voted on during the session. Where the transcript recorded a roll call, the committee clerk’s tally is shown.
1) Accept salary commission FY26 rates and move adjustments into department budgets Motion: Accept the Salary Commission’s FY26 salaries into the record and adjust department Category A accounts accordingly (move funds from countywide/fringe to departmental A accounts). Mover/Second: Member Gabe Johnson / Member Wu Hodgins Outcome: Passed — tally recorded on the floor: 8 ayes, 0 no, 1 excused (member Paulton).
2) Add managing‑director transmittal items (facilities, local recovery grants) Motion: Add multiple administration requests transmitted by the managing director (included: Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Town Action incubation, community lending CDFI leverage, land‑acquisition assistance for West Maui, CIP transfers and several smaller items; revised transmittal amended during the meeting). Mover/Second: Member Tamara Paulton / Member Keani Rollins Fernandez Outcome: Passed — recorded on the floor: 9 ayes (unanimous of those present). Details: The administration’s revised transmittal arrived during the hearing; members approved earmarks and conditioned several grants as read into the record.
3) Move New County Service Center Phase 2 funding from cash to bond (CBS‑8942) Motion: Transfer $5,000,000 from cash CIP to bond financing for the New County Service Center Phase 2 project per administration list of bond‑eligible items. Mover/Second: Member Gabe Johnson / Member Tasha Kamala Outcome (roll call as announced): 7 ayes, 1 no, 1 excused — motion carried. Clerk recorded: Ayes: Poulton, Johnson, Cook, Hodgins, Sennensi, Kamala, Sugimura; No: Rollins Fernandez; Excused: Chair Lee. Notes: Committee discussion flagged longer‑term interest costs and the need to preserve cash flexibility; members nevertheless approved the transfer from the administration‑recommended list.
4) Police: Move public safety radio project to bond (CBS‑78793) Motion: Move public safety radio system facility upgrades from cash to bond (administration‑recommended CIP change). Mover/Second: Chair Alice Lee / Member Wu Hodgins Outcome: Voice vote reported as passed; clerk reported 8 ayes, 1 excused.
5) Molokai Police station temporary relocation funding (new appropriation) Motion: Add a new appropriation (general fund) to support Molokai Police Station relocation and interim improvements to a National Guard armory (project plan and budget discussion recorded during testimony). Mover/Second: Council member Keani Rollins Fernandez / second on the floor Outcome: Passed on voice vote; clerk recorded 8 ayes, 1 excused. Notes: Department and the budget director advised that because the arrangement is a lease with National Guard and would not become a county asset, bonding is not recommended for the interim relocation cost.
6) Police portable radios Motion: Add an appropriation of up to $2,000,000 to procure portable radios for the remainder of the county police fleet. Mover/Second: Member Tamara Paulton / seconded on the floor Outcome: Passed on voice vote; clerk reported 8 ayes, 1 excused.
7) Film production and promotion subsidy increase Motion: Increase county film production and promotion subsidy by $50,000 (to support film promotion and a pilot on Molokai). Mover/Second: Council member Keani Rollins Fernandez / second Outcome: Passed (voice vote recorded as 9 ayes).
How to read this list - These items represent the committee’s formal, recorded actions during the April 30 session and do not reflect all budget amendments discussed in the meeting. The committee debated many more line‑by‑line cuts and additions; staff will compile a consolidated exhibit that summarizes the cumulative net effect on the mayor’s proposed FY26 totals.
Next steps - Staff will circulate an updated budget exhibit (the committee’s working spreadsheet) showing cumulative edits and fund balances, and will provide the department‑level breakout members requested ahead of reconvening for remaining revisits and any real‑property tax discussions.
If you want more detail - The committee transcript records roll‑call tallies and spoken motions for each vote; staff has identified specific blocks of the hearing to support verification of the actions listed above.
