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<br /> <br />Page 16 <br />1 <br />that. <br /> <br />2 <br />CHAIR: And we're following the process. <br />3 <br />So, at this point, does anyone have any <br />4 <br />other -- <br />5 <br />MS. IKEDA: Yes, I do. <br />6 <br />We use the term "cost of living" quite <br />7 <br />frequently. And I've had constituents call me up and <br />8 <br />say that it's being used incorrectly because cost of <br />9 <br />living can lock you in. I don't know if this is true <br />10 <br />but, like, say, cost of living is 5 percent -- was <br />11 <br />determined to be 5 percent -- and if we say "cost of <br />12 <br />living" and we give only 1.25, they're saying that, <br />13 <br />"Okay, you're saying it's cost of living, so you're <br />14 <br />only giving 1.25, so you're not giving a cost of <br />15 <br />living." So, it's just a matter of the terms that we <br />16 <br />should be saying, that maybe we're looking at <br />17 <br />increases, but not cost of living. That's what I've <br />18 <br />been hearing from my constituents. So, it's just a <br />19 <br />matter of terminology. <br />20 <br />MR. PAVAO: Makes sense. <br />21 <br />CHAIR: So, are we ready? I'd like to put <br />22 <br />this to a vote. <br />23 <br />This discussion is -- <br />24 <br />MR. PATEL: Right. So, on that note, let me <br />25 <br />just go over the procedure and where we're at today. <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />