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Merit Appeals Board <br />May 26, 2021 <br />CHR. CABANAS: Thank you, Director Brilhante. Do the Board members have any comments <br />or questions for our director? We'll start with Mr. Ventura. <br />MR. VENTURA: Hey, Bill, this is Mel. I just want to say "congratulations" and much <br />mahalo—and, yeah, good luck to you. I'm envious. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Thank you very much. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Ms. Mathews. <br />MS. MATHEWS: We just recent—briefly met. And although I've heard about you forever <br />and I want to thank you very much for your time. I wish it wasn't happening right now, but <br />congratulations. Retirements the best—until you get recruited to a board. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Thank you very much. I look forward to that, actually, and I guess I'm not <br />retiring. I'm actually—we have a family business and there was a decision being made as to <br />whether or not with the passing of my dad—whether or not we should close down that business. <br />I just couldn't see that happen. So, that's what I'll be doing, helping with the family business. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Mr. Kunz. <br />MR. KUNZ: Bill, congratulations. I know we've known each other for a few decades and your <br />family, and my wife as well. But I know you've been around the horn already with the different <br />positions you've held here, but I really appreciate you providing public service. And, of course, <br />through the HR—for the short stint that we were all here you were certainly very clear with <br />everything with us and I really appreciate it. So, all the best. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Thank you very much. I look forward to seeing you on the tennis court. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And this is Ms. Cabanas. I just want to state that I have known Bill for quite <br />a while when he was with the Fire Department and he moved on to the Office of the Corporation <br />Counsel and then he became our director. And I had helped, actually, the Merit Appeals Board <br />with that interview and selection process—and Bill was one of the candidates and the Board <br />actually appointed him. <br />And Bill actually came to our department—and I want to say "our" because I was there then. <br />But he came to the Department of Human Resources at a very, very trying time. We had <br />situations that were crazy for the lack of a better word. And he steered the department out of <br />those muddy waters. <br />And so, I really want to thank you, Bill. I've always enjoyed working with you. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: That's definitely been that's mutual respect and admiration for you, Gabe. <br />Page 10 <br />