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<br /> <br />Page 13 <br />1 <br />CHAIR: Yes. <br /> <br />2 <br />MR. HARANO: Mr. Henkel, yeah, I concur with <br />3 <br />Jim's opinion. And I think in one our prior meetings, <br />4 <br />when the volcano was going on last year, Mr. Brilhante, <br />5 <br />you know, brought up the point about the people just <br />6 <br />working without even questioning the idea about <br />7 <br />receiving overtime or not. They just went into action. <br />8 <br />You know, they started 7:00 in the morning, you know, <br />9 <br />and people doing other tasks that is not within their <br />10 <br />job description. And so, that's something that the <br />11 <br />public doesn't see, right? And, you know, even with <br />12 <br />this vote of not having a salary increase, I mean, that <br />13 <br />says a lot. So, I appreciate it. <br />14 <br />MR. HENKEL: You're absolutely right. There <br />15 <br />was a wildfire in, I think, South Kona six months or so <br />16 <br />ago, and one company was supposed to be off, and <br />17 <br />somebody asked them, "Why are you guys still here?" <br />18 <br />And they said, "Well, because we're needed here." And <br />19 <br />they were working on their own dime, I think. <br />20 <br />So, they're dedicated people -- our first responders -- <br />21 <br />and I appreciate everything they do. And like I said, I <br />22 <br />think that the chief and the deputy chief should be the <br />23 <br />highest-paid people in the department, but that might <br />24 <br />be for later consideration. <br />25 <br />MR. HARANO: Yep. <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />