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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE N FINANCE <br /> DATE: March 9, 2022 Re: Comm. No. 652/Res. No. 334-22 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 334-22, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 334-22, transmitted by the Honorable Mayor Mitchell D. Roth via <br /> Communication No. 652 dated February 18, 2022, commits to funding the cost items agreed <br /> upon by the Employers and the United Public Workers Unit 01 and employees excluded from <br /> bargaining unit 01 for the contract period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025. <br /> The estimated costs over the four years of the new contract resulting from across-the-board <br /> increases and one-time bonuses would be $13,915,027. <br /> Finance Director Deanna S. Sako provided background on the measure. <br /> Committee Member Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III provided comments emphasizing to <br /> members of the public that the measure is contractual. <br /> Committee Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder asked Ms. Sako if the State raising the minimum <br /> wage would retroactively affect bargaining unit agreements. Ms. Sako stated that, in the event <br /> that the minimum wage is raised, Finance would have to negotiate with the respective unions to <br /> raise the baseline wages to minimum wage. <br /> Pursuant to Section 89-10(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, all cost items shall be subject to <br /> appropriations by the appropriate legislative bodies. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 334-22, <br /> and recommends its adoption. <br /> arc <br /> AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> "NEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X `° x "' p� 'T <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X <br /> KIMBALL X MATT KANEALI`I-KL'EINFELDER, CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X <br /> RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 113 <br /> VILLEGAs X ADOPTED: MAR 2 3 2022 <br />