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<br /> <br />Page 14 <br />1 <br />have to pay the same EUTF rates -- so I'm thinking we <br /> <br />2 <br />will all probably be relatively the same. <br /> <br />3 <br />MR. HIGGINS: What would you consider to be a <br /> <br />4 <br />real danger point, when that goes to -- I mean, you <br /> <br />5 <br />seem to be comfortable and -- <br /> <br />6 <br />MS. SAKO: I don't know if it's necessarily a <br /> <br />7 <br />particular percentage because it might depend just on <br /> <br />8 <br />how the budget grows and what other changes we go <br /> <br />9 <br />through. But it's at the point where, you know, if <br /> <br />10 <br />we're going to have employees built up, to make sure <br /> <br />11 <br />they have equipment to get their jobs done, and things <br /> <br />12 <br />like that. <br /> <br />13 <br />So, it might not be specifically just the <br /> <br />14 <br />percentage but, you know, the fact that we're able to <br /> <br />15 <br />carry out everything we need to do for the County. <br /> <br />16 <br />MR. HIGGINS: Yeah. Well, I'm concerned, did <br /> <br />17 <br />you look nationwide, there's other states that are <br /> <br />18 <br />having big trouble and same problem, unfunded <br /> <br />19 <br />liabilities, et cetera, and cost of government. And <br /> <br />20 <br />we're all taxpayers in here, so I'm concerned -- I <br /> <br />21 <br />think our Salary Commission represents the people, <br /> <br />22 <br />meaning taxpayers. And we're all representing folks <br /> <br />23 <br />from all of our districts. So, I would have a real <br /> <br />24 <br />hard time getting on this treadmill of every year <br /> <br />25 <br />approving more wage increases, salary increases, <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br /> <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />