Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />Page 13 <br />1 <br />that has been discussed with previous Salary <br /> <br />2 <br />Commissions, and there's been some discussion regarding <br />3 <br />establishment of, like, a tier system based on years of <br />4 <br />service. And, that's definitely something that could <br />5 <br />come up, and we could engage in discussion or <br />6 <br />consideration, but then I'm going to refer to our <br />7 <br />esteemed corp. counsel here, Mr. Patel, in relation <br />8 <br />to -- there's some language in the HRS for department <br />9 <br />heads and deputies, appointed officials. You will not <br />10 <br />have a mechanism with automatic salary increases, and <br />11 <br />that's the reason why you're here. <br />12 <br />CHAIR: We've heard that from counsel before. <br />13 <br />MR. PATEL: Yeah. That's right. So, I think <br />14 <br />it came up towards the beginning part of last year. <br />15 <br />And that's HRS 78-18.3, I believe. But, basically, <br />16 <br />what that says is you cannot have a mechanism for an <br />17 <br />automatic adjustment that's tied to, basically, <br />18 <br />collective bargaining. So, I think, like Bill just <br />19 <br />mentioned, as far as how Honolulu does it, they meet <br />20 <br />annually and make adjustments. So, you can make <br />21 <br />adjustments to account for that. It's just a matter of <br />22 <br />not doing that automatically or making that a mandatory <br />23 <br />requirement. <br />24 <br />CHAIR: Could you clarify that? I understand <br />25 <br />that we can't do it in relation to the union, but is <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />