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To the Chairperson and Members of the Hawaii County Council December 16, 1997 Page 2 • 911 operators, safety inspectors, school security attendants, education assistants and health aides, and hospital and sanitation facility workers who perform services essential to the health and safety of the general public and the clientele they service. • Employees who record deeds and titles, and process building and construction plans and permits which help to improve the economic climate of the State and counties. 4. Earlier the public school teachers and the University of Hawaii faculty voluntarily settled with the State of Hawaii on their four-year contracts (July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1999) and the cost items were approved by the Legislature. 5. HGEA/AFSCME and the State of Hawaii also voluntarily settled two-year contracts (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999) for the educational officers of Unit 06 and the University of Hawaii administrative, professional and technical employees in Unit 08. The approval of the cost items for these contracts are pending before the 1998 Legislature. 6. HGEA/AFSCME and the public employers reached settlement or are close to settlement on the following two-year contracts (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999) which will provide for 5.06% pay increases. • Unit 02 -Blue Collar Supervisors (State and county employees; ratified) • Unit 09 -Registered Professional Nurses (State and City & County of Honolulu employees) • Unit 13 -Professional and Scientific Employees (State and county employees) 7. The four county councils must also approve or disapprove the cost items for the two-year contract (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999) for the police officers in Bargaining Unit 12 represented by State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers. This contract was settled through final and binding arbitration and provides fora 5.06% pay increase. We also ask that you consider approving the contract cost items for the following reasons: 1. Pay increases will be enjoyed by the firefighters, the teachers, and UH faculty members since the appropriate legislative bodies earlier approved the cost items in their respective contracts which will expire on June 30, 1999. 2. We anticipate that the Legislature will also approve the cost items for the contracts (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1999) affecting the DOE educational officers, UH administrative, professional and technical employees, and registered professional nurses