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V OF Harry Kim - y l Dixie Kaetsu Mayor • Managing Director : o•-; Barbara Kossow ~E'OP'NP~i Deputy Managing Director Countp of 7awat`t 891 Ululani Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 •(808)961-8211 e Fax(808)961-6553 KONA: 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103 • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808) 329-5226 • Fax (808) 3265663 December 31, 2007 S W The Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chairperson, and ~n z1 Members s Hawaii County Council 333 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, Hawaii 96720 C,3 Re: Resolution 466-08 - Dear Chairperson Hoffmann and Council Members: Resolution 466-08 proposes an amendment to the current year's Salary Ordinance to provide for a pay increase for the two county physicians. Over the last seven years, bargaining unit employees whose pay is set by the collective bargaining process and executives whose pay is set by the Salary Commission have received increases in compensation. Because they are the only executive branch appointees whose salary is set by the Salary Ordinance, providing our hardworking county physicians with commensurate pay increases was unfortunately overlooked. There is a crisis in healthcare on our island, and part of that crisis is a shortage of primary care physicians and specialists. If we are to continue to attract physicians who are willing to take the time to perform the numerous county physicals and other examinations referred to them, we must maintain a pay level that makes it financially possible for them to do this work. As the doctors' costs have risen over the last seven years, we need to recognize this and provide them with an increase in compensation. I ask for your support of Resolution 466-08. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Aloha, Harry Ki~ MAYOR cc: Michael R. Ben, Director of Human Resources Comm. S8 is I ~ G Ref. To: Ref. Date aA&-L4e90-- Hawaii County is an equal opportunity provider and employer.