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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DA'I'S: April 19.2004 Rr. Comm. No. 576/Bill No. 256 PLACS: Council Chambers TIMS: 9:06 a.m. Council Chair and Members Ilawai'i County Council }{ilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 256, reports as follows: Bill No. 256, transmitted by Director of Finance William T. Takaba, via Conmmnication No. 576, dated April 1, 2004, adopts a pay plan for persons employed by the County other than those whose pay is otherwise provided tor, designating payroll periods, pay days, prescribing requirements with respect to official tidelity bonds, and repealing Ordinance No. 03-86 and all amendments thereto, said Ordinance to be known as the Salary Ordinance of 2004. "Fhe signiticant changes from Ordinance No. 03-86 arc as tbllows: 1) The deletion of Section "7.02(6) Office of Management in its entirety and renumbering of subsequent items in Section 7.02. Classification action was taken to transfer the Immigration Information Specialist position from the Office of Management to the Information and Clerical Services Center, and to classify the position. 2) "Fhe addition of the Special Program Coordinator, SR-22 (B.U. 13) class of work as item #8, and the subsequent renumbering of the items in Section 7.02(6) Ofice of Housing and Community Development Office of Management. 3) The addition of Section 7.07 Department of Water Supply and the establishment of the Student Helper 1 and Student Helper 11 classes. Section 3-13, Hawaii County Charter, provides for the establishment of a pay plan for all persons employed by the County whose pay is not otherwise provided for. Bill No. 256. Draft 2 was referred to Your Committee, dated April 7.2004, from Council Chair James Y. Arakaki, which adds one step to the compensation rates of the following exempt Council staff positions: Executive Assistant to the Council Chairperson (EA), Council Legislative Assistant (LR-1 ), Administrative Assistant to the Legislative Auditor (LS-2), Personnel/Senior Account Clerk (LS-I ), Council Aides I, II, 111 (CA-1, CA-2. CA-3). Legislative Auditor Assistant I and II (LA-I, LA-[1), and Legislative Auditor/Research Assistant Q.A-11). Several personnel in the above positions have reached the top of the current compensation schedule. 'I~he last step of the Fiscal/Program Review Auditor compensation has not been reached. Also includes the compensation rate and pay grade of the Legal Specialist (a position requested for in the proposed fiscal year 2004-2005 Operating Budget), which ranges from $50,400 to $72,192. FC REPORT NO. 242