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Merit Appeals Board <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Correct. <br />September 30, 2020 <br />MS. HUGHES: Okay. Awesome. We just don't want to see any working parents, especially, if <br />anyone is a single parent and doesn't have childcare slip through the cracks. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Definitely. <br />MS. HUGHES: Thank you. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Totally agree with you. <br />CHR. NAMAHOE: Thank you, Ms. Hughes. That wasI appreciate when we are able to ask <br />our County to humanize the juxtaposition of work life. Thank you very much. And, also, <br />mahalo to you, Mr. Brilhante, with how you answered that. Mr. Ventura, do you have any <br />comments that you would like to make? <br />MR. VENTURA: No, I think the work they have done to accommodate employees throughout <br />this pandemic is impressive. We are yeah, we do a lot of the same kind of things here at my <br />employment, so I can appreciate that. Thank you. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: And I appreciate hearing that. Just, coincidentally, yesterday I was on a <br />teleconference with a representative from UPW. And we were addressing some of the issues <br />with safety, personal protective equipment for our employees, the disinfectant/sanitization <br />crews—and one of the things that I'm glad I was able to get the representative—UPW <br />representative to acknowledge was that if you take a look at all of the jurisdictions in the State, <br />whether it be Kauai County, Maui, City and County Honolulu, or the State—he agreed that the <br />County of Hawaii has far and away been the most responsive and the most understanding to our <br />employees and he acknowledged that. And, to me, that's exactly where we want to be <br />anything less wouldn't be something I would like to entertain. <br />So, with that in mind, we're going to continue to maintain that. I think it's—from a union <br />representative the business agent for the Island of Hawaii to say that—to me, theI think that <br />goes a long way as to how the County of Hawaii values the employees and how we treat them in <br />response to that valuation. <br />MS. HUGHES: That is so fantastic to hear. And thank you for just your very thorough <br />overview and in answering all my questions. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: You're welcome. <br />CHR. NAMAHOE: Mr. Ventura, and Ms. Hughes, at this time I will entertain a motion to file <br />the HR Quarterly Report slated for January through—well, there's two reports. The January <br />through March and then the April through June— <br />Page 18 <br />