Title
BILLS 142, 131 AND 132 (2026), AMENDING TITLE 3, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON MONETARY DONATIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY (BFED-65)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Bill 142 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, MAUI COUNTY CODE, ON MONETARY DONATIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY.” Bill 142’s purpose is to authorize the Mayor to accept and immediately use monetary donations designated for disaster relief during a declared emergency and for one year afterward without Council approval, subject to certain conditions. The bill would also extend the Mayor’s deadline from 30 to 45 days to recommend acceptance or rejection of a gift or donation other than a disaster monetary donation.
2. Bill 131 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET, RELATING TO THE GENERAL BUDGET PROVISIONS, SECTION 14, DONATIONS.” Bill 131’s purpose is to amend the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget’s General Budget Provisions to exclude disaster monetary donations from private monetary donation provisions and provides for quarterly reporting to the Council.
3. An Amendment Summary Form, dated October 14, 2026, from the Committee Chair, with a proposed CD1 version of Bill 131 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET, RELATING TO GENERAL BUDGET PROVISIONS, SECTION 14, DONATIONS.” The proposed CD1 version:
a. Mandates quarterly reporting of disaster monetary donations.
b. Corrects the Code Section reference on reporting requirements.
c. Incorporates nonsubstantive revisions.
4. Bill 132 (2026), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET, RELATING TO A NEW GRANT LINE ITEM FOR DISASTER MONETARY DONATIONS.” Bill 132’s purpose is to amend the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Appendix A, Part I, by adding a new $100,000 line item for Disaster Monetary Donations with a quarterly-reporting requirement.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passag...
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