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COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII 12~ ®9 A RESOLUTION FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO INITIATE A FURLOUGH FOR ALL NON-BARGAINED-FOR, NON-UNION EMPLOYEES FOR ONE DAY OR MORE PER MONTH IN THE INTEREST OF BALANCING THE BUDGET, AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN MANAGEMENT. WHEREAS, in an attempt to balance the State's budget, the Governor and the Legislature of the State of Hawaii are considering the suspension or reduction of the Transient Accommodation Tax ("TAT") collected and distributed to the various counties of the State. Suspension or reduction of the TAT to the County of Hawaii will negatively impact our already severely depressed county budget; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii is already experiencing a reduction in revenues due to an international, national, state, and county recession; and WHEREAS, a furlough is defined as the placement of an employee in a temporary non- duty, non-pay status because of lack of funds. An intermittent furlough is a furlough action in which the non-duty, non-pay status occurs discontinuously over a period of time (e.g. one-work- day-per-month for a six month period) rather than consecutive work days. WHEREAS, generally, furloughs should not be extended beyond asix-month period and are not along-term solution to budget problems. If the County does not expect a funding reduction to be restored in the next budget cycle, and the County does not have the ability to reorganize work, a layoff may be the more appropriate option; and WHEREAS, the goal of implementing a furlough is to provide the Legislative Branch of the County of Hawaii with a tool that provides for continuation of critical work within the Legislative Branch, the retention of valuable human resources, the continuation of employee benefits that would be lost in a layoff, and the preclusion of expenses for unemployment benefits and accrued, compensated absences (e.g. vacation, flex time, sick leave, etc.); and WHEREAS, the right of the County Council of the County of Hawaii to order furloughs for the Legislative Branch is included under the general authority of the County Council, and at the County Council's discretion, a regular or an intermittent furlough may be declared; and