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Merit Appeals Board <br />Call to Order (Item 1) <br />June 28, 2021 <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, everyone, this is Gabriella Cabanas, Chair of the Merit <br />Appeals Board calling the regular meeting of the Merit Appeals Board to order on June 28, 2021, <br />at ten a.m. <br />We have quorum today with Mr. Mel Ventura, our Vice -Chair sitting in via Zoom from Kailua- <br />Kona. Good morning, Mr. Ventura. <br />MR. VENTURA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning. And here in the Council Chambers at the Hawaii County <br />Building in Hilo are Charlie Kunz, fellow Board member. Good morning, Mr. Kunz. <br />MR. KUNZ: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And so, Gay Mathews is excused but we do have quorum with three <br />members present. <br />Also present is our Director of Human Resources, William Brilhante, Jr. Good morning, Bill. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Good morning, Gabe. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And our Deputy Corporation Counsel, Sinclair Salas-Ferguson. Good <br />morning, Sinclair. <br />MR. SALAS-FERGUSON: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Our Secretary -Reporter, Glynis Yamada. Good morning, Glynis. <br />MS. YAMADA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And we have our Deputy Director of Human Resources, <br />Waylen Leopoldino. Good morning. <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And we have Relley Araceley from the Clerk's Office manning the <br />computers for us. So, good morning, Relley, thank you for all your help. <br />MR. ARACELEY: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: So we have quorum. Thank you, everyone. <br />Page 2 <br />