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Council advances budget‑reporting measures after dispute with Budget & Fiscal Services
Summary
Council members pushed measures to increase reporting on potential lapses and transfers in the city budget; Budget & Fiscal Services Director Andy Kawano opposed one measure as burdensome and premature, but both items advanced after debate and recorded votes.
The Honolulu City Council advanced measures aimed at increasing transparency about potential lapsed appropriations and intra‑year transfers, despite opposition from the Department of Budget & Fiscal Services (BFS).
What passed or moved forward: Committee Report 338 adopted and Bill 64 (relating to reporting on appropriations and potential lapses) passed second reading; Committee Report 339 and Bill 65 CD1 (related to budget execution reporting) also passed second reading or were adopted during the meeting.
Arguments for the bills: Supporters, most prominently Council Member Tupelo, described Bill 64 as an accountability tool that would require the administration to provide estimates of likely lapses and consolidated reports on transfers so council…
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