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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: July 7, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 419/Res. No. 204-09 PLACE: Councilroom Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 1:53 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 204-09, reports as follows: Resolution No. 204-09 transmitted by Council Member Dominic Yagong, via Communication No. 419, dated June 24, 2009, requests the Hawaii County Salary Commission to revert the Hawaii County Council pay scale back to the previous compensation level prior to the 22.14% salary increase granted on Apri123, 2008, which took effect on July 1, 2008. The resolution states that the Hawaii County Council recently passed Ordinance No. 09-72, which adopted a status quo compensation package For non-bargaining County employees with no pay increases and that it is imperative the Council show prudence and leadership when it comes to financial accountability. Pursuant to Section 13-28 (a) of the Hawaii County Charter, the salary of all county elected officials shall be established by the salary commission. Council Member Dominic Yagong moved to amend Resolution No. 204-09 with the contents of Communication 419.1; however the motion failed. Ms. Ford stated her support for the resolution and agrees with the intent. However, several members of Your Committee spoke against the measure. They stated that the current budget is balanced and there are other ways to decrease spending and stimulate revenue. It was said that should there be a need at a later time, there may be a need to consider this measure. County Clerk Ken Goodenow advised Your Committee that Rule 15, Reconsideration, subparagraph 6. states, "Any bill or resolution that has failed cannot be reintroduced in substantially the same form during a Council term." FC Rept. No. 71