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<br /> <br />Page 30 <br />1 <br />know, he's a great find, but I guarantee you money <br />2 <br />didn't make him apply, but it helps. <br />3 <br />MR. FRATINARDO: Thank you for answering <br />4 <br />that. <br />5 <br />CHAIR: Florence? <br />6 <br />MS. IKEDA: So, are you saying that we have <br />7 <br />sufficient funds if we did give managers raises, and <br />8 <br />that we would not have to go back and tax the people to <br />9 <br />fund all of these position raises? Because my <br />10 <br />constituents are saying that, "We are taxed to death" <br />11 <br />-- and if we give these raises and we have to say, "We <br />12 <br />don't have the money and we're going to raise the <br />13 <br />taxes" -- that wouldn't go well. <br />14 <br />MS. SAKO: So, when we budget, we try to look <br />15 <br />at/plan for the future. And I'm not saying we <br />16 <br />specifically said, okay, you know, administrative -- <br />17 <br />like the mayor is going to get a certain amount. But <br />18 <br />we tried to base the raises and our provision for <br />19 <br />compensation adjustment based on what we knew and the <br />20 <br />collective -- the bargaining units that had completed <br />21 <br />their agreements. <br />22 <br />Since then, Fire has been completed. BU-1 <br />23 <br />came in for a few changes. So, we still have five HGEA <br />24 <br />units to complete bargaining. I can't guarantee what <br />25 <br />those amounts will be but, I would guess, based on <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />