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...........• .r •• ce • COUNTY OF HAWAII �� =�•�!r:•: STATE OF HAWAII . :__ .,,,�,� • !,TF•OF•H��r RESOLUTION NO. 709 20 A RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY INSTITUTE A TEMPORARY FREEZE ON ALL NEW HIRES, INCLUDING RECRUITMENTS OF CURRENTLY VACANT POSITIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OFFICER POSITIONS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SECTOR AND THOSE POSITIONS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE OPERATIONS OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY AND THE WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. WHEREAS,the COVID-19 pandemic and its protracted effects on our economy has created much uncertainty regarding the County's current and future fiscal situation; and WHEREAS, an approach of fiscal austerity must be adopted until the County is able to better assess its revenue stream or such time as the economy normalizes; and WHEREAS, a hiring freeze is one measure within the County's control which can positively address such fiscal issues and concerns, and the Council is supportive of the Administration immediately instituting a temporary freeze on all new hires, including recruitments of currently vacant positions; and WHEREAS, at the same time, the Council recognizes the importance of balancing the interests of fiscal restraint with that of the public's health, welfare and safety, and therefore recommends that officer positions in the public safety sector and those positions directly involved in the operations of critical infrastructure work with the Department of Water Supply and the Wastewater and Solid Waste Divisions of the Department of Environmental Management be exempt from any hiring freeze; and WHEREAS, the Council further recognizes the prudence in keeping such hiring freeze in effect at least until such time as the new Administration is allowed an opportunity to assess its employment needs and those of the County; now, therefore,