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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 9 <br />1 <br />police department, civil defense -- they all did a <br /> <br />2 <br />magnificent job in a tough, rapidly evolving, you know, <br />3 <br />dangerous set of situation. And the fact that no lives <br />4 <br />were lost during last summer, you know, just validates <br />5 <br />everything that these professionals do -- these first <br />6 <br />responders and crisis management people. <br />7 <br />Our Fire Commission's annual evaluation of <br />8 <br />the chief reflected our high regard for him. We feel <br />9 <br />that the chief and the deputy chief are entitled to the <br />10 <br />compensation that reflects their position, you know, <br />11 <br />especially within the other departments elsewhere of <br />12 <br />the same size; they generally make a little more. And <br />13 <br />our Hawai ʻ i County Fire Department has to deal with a <br />14 <br />lot more, you know, hurricanes, tsunamis, lava -- than <br />15 <br />other departments have to worry about. <br />16 <br />In spite of this, we voted that the County's <br />17 <br />coffers are so drained from the events of last summer <br />18 <br />that it wouldn't be a good idea to increase salaries at <br />19 <br />this time, and we voted unanimously to take no action, <br />20 <br />or for you guys to take no action. And that's where we <br />21 <br />stand on it. I think that it should be maybe taken up <br />22 <br />in not-too-distant future when things normalize. <br />23 <br />So, thank you for taking on this task. <br />24 <br />That’s all I have to say. <br />25 <br />CHAIR: Questions from the Commission? <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />