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COUNTY OF HAWAII ‘.:.,4\ 'S.0'-:.: 4?-...1..T:4_,?:....... STATE OF HAWAII f OF.M�.$ RESOLUTION NO. 24+ 13 A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AWARDED BY ARBITRATION TO HFFA (HAWAII FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION) BARGAINING UNIT 11 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT 11 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017. WHEREAS, Sections 89-11(e) and (g) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to collective bargaining require that in the case of a "final and binding" decision by an arbitration panel, "[a]II items requiring any moneys for implementation shall be subject to appropriations by the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, these sections further require that the employer "...shall submit all such items within ten days after the date on which the agreement is entered into as provided herein, to the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to provisions of Section 89-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Union and Employer positions were heard before an arbitration panel for BU 11, HFFA; and WHEREAS, after hearing arguments from both the Union and the Employer, the arbitration panel concluded its hearings on November 13, 2013; and WHEREAS, the panel issued its majority decision on November 15, 2013 indicating the Union panel member's concurrence with the panel chairperson and the Employer panel member's dissent from the panel chairperson; and WHEREAS, the total cost of the arbitration decision to the County of Hawaii is illustrated in the attached exhibits to this resolution; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the County of Hawaii over the six years of the new contract as shown in the exhibits attached to this resolution will be $33,479,938 now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the cost items included in the conclusions of the arbitration panel for HFFA negotiations, as shown on the attached exhibits, are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the funds necessary to pay the obligations under this agreement will be included in the operating budget in FY2015, FY2016 and FY2017.