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+tr os.M_ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. A 1 DRAFT 3 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A PAY PLAN FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY OTHER THAN THOSE WHOSE PAY IS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, DESIGNATING PAYROLL PERIODS, PAY DAYS, PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OFFICIAL FIDELITY BONDS, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.06-83 AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, SAID ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE SALARY ORDINANCE OF 2007. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Declaration of policy. It is the purpose of this ordinance to establish, pursuant to §3-13 of the Hawaii County Charter, a pay plan for all persons employed by the County whose pay is not otherwise provided for. This ordinance also covers other matters relating to the compensation and temporary employment of County employees. The term "employees;' as used in this ordinance, shall include all officers. SECTION 2. Payroll periods; pay days; fractional computation. All salaries and wages shall be earned and payable in semi-monthly payroll periods, from the first (1st) to the fifteenth (15th) of each month and from the sixteenth (16th) to the end of each month; The fifteenth (15th) day and last day of each month shall be the pay days for all employees; In the case where the required service has been rendered during a full month, one- half (1 /2) of the monthly rate shall be paid at the end of each payroll period; The director of finance shall be authorized to approve payroll claims covering compensation for fractional parts of a month computed otherwise than in accordance with the foregoing requirements, in cases where compliance with such requirements would result in hardship or unfairness to the employees involved. SECTION 3. Rate of Compensation. (A) There shall be an executive pay plan covering appointive executive/administrative positions. Employees occupying positions covered by this executive pay plan shall be paid at rates of compensation set forth in the following schedule at the pay grade fixed and established by section 7 of this ordinance or any amendatory resolution. The mayor, for positions in the executive branch, the council chair, for positions in the legislative branch, and the prosecuting attorney may move an employee occupying a position covered by this executive pay plan beginning at Step A or the employee's existing compensation level, whichever is applicable, at a rate of no more than one step per fiscal year; provided that additional step movements or raises shall be authorized only if approved by resolution of the council.