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Mayor Victorino Returns FY 2021 Budget to County Council Without His Signature

Mayor Michael Victorino returned the FY 2021 operating budget to the Maui County Council today without his signature.

Mayor Objects to Portions of 2016 Council Budget

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa is vetoing a portion of the Fiscal Year 2016 budget that was passed by the County Council on June 5, 2015.

Maui Council Overrides Mayor’s Line-Item Vetoes

The Maui County Council on Monday unanimously voted to override Mayor Alan Arakawa’s line-item vetoes for the fiscal year 2015 budget. The county’s $603.6 million budget is now official and will go into effect on July 1.

County: “Budget Constraints to Impact Solid Waste Services”

Starting Aug. 1, department officials say the Central Maui Landfill will have reduced hours from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Rural landfills in Hāna, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi will have new hours of service from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.

Special Council Meeting to Address Mayor’s Vetoes

The County Charter requires a two-thirds vote by the council to override the mayor’s line-item vetoes. The deadline to act is June 26 — that’s 10 days after the budget bill was returned, Baisa said.

Mayor Vetoes Eight Line-Items in 2015 Budget

Mayor Arakawa claims the county’s actual revenues “would not have been sufficient to fund the Council-appropriated projects” that he vetoed and “would have created a budget shortfall.”