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Merit Appeals Board December 19, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Equal Opportunity—these are just our ADA request for reasonable accommodations and the like. <br />No real deadlines except that we just articulated the various questions and responses that we’ve <br />been having to address. So, you can read those and, if you have questions, I’ll be happy to <br />answer those. <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: The mayor has a Committee on People with Disabilities? <br /> <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Yes, he does. It’s an advisory committee, and they provide information, <br />requests, advice to the mayor—but he’s not compelled or required to respond to it. <br /> <br />The next question—the next division that (inaudible) here is Work Comp. And, as you can see, <br />for—so far—2018, new claims—127 new claims for workers comp—and I’m not sure why <br />2019-20 were identified. This must be on a calendar year—no, not even that would be. I’d have <br />to double check this where this 20 for 2019 came from. <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: That’s amazing considering the lava. <br /> <br />CHR. NAHUINA: Yeah. <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: That have—this number— <br /> <br />MR. BRILHANTE: To date—in response to your concern, to date, we’ve only had one work <br />comp claim filed related to the lava event. <br /> <br />CHR. NAHUINA: Wow, that’s awesome. <br /> <br />MR. BRILHANTE: And that was for a police officer who suffered a insect bite. Yeah. <br /> <br />MR. TAM: (Inaudible.) <br /> <br />MR. BRILHANTE: But, that doesn’t mean we’re off the hook. <br /> <br />MR. TAM: Yeah. <br /> <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Because we’ve received three requests from one each from HGEA, UPW, <br />and police—requesting that the County pay hazard duty pay to all of the employees who were in <br />the lava inundation area during the eruption. <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: On top of the 20 million shortfall we have? <br /> <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Correct. So that would be a 25 percent adjustment to their (inaudible) <br />salary for that time that the employees—the reason fire hasn’t submitted anything—HFFA—is <br />because unbeknownst to me or anybody else in the County, one of the battalion chiefs authorized <br />fire to pay their firefighters the 25 percent hazard pay bonus. So, that’s been thrown in our face <br />as it relates to a Step 2 grievance with SHOPO. <br />Page 23 <br /> <br /> <br />