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.oJ�tY OF N, ,.,.. COUNTY OF HAWAII ; �:. ;,�;r. } STATE OF HAWAII �TE•OFMF`� RESOLUTION NO. 219 17 A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AWARDED BY ARBITRATION TO HAWAII GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (HGEA) UNITS 03, 04 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM THOSE UNITS FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019. WHEREAS, Sections 89-11 (e) and (g) of the Hawai'i 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, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, Union and Employer positions were heard before an arbitration panel for Bargaining Units 03 and 04 HGEA; and WHEREAS, after hearing arguments from both the Union and the Employer, the arbitration panel concluded its hearings on February 14, 2017; and WHEREAS, the panel issued its majority decision on April 27, 2017 indicating the Union panel member's dissent from the panel chairperson and the Employer panel member's concurrence with the panel chairperson; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the County of Hawaii over the two years of the new contract, as shown in the exhibits attached to this resolution, will be $4,217,368. 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 HGEA negotiations, as shown on the attached exhibits, are hereby approved.