2022-04-08 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board April 8, 2022 ACTING CHR. VENTURA: Mr. Ventura—aye. Motion is carried. MR. YOSHIMOTO: So, Mr. Chairman, just real quick. So, for the record, Ms. De Soto is absent and excused. ACTING CHR. VENTURA: Thank you. MR. YOSHIMOTO: Oh, and Ms. Cabanas has also been recused from the matter and the previous vote, I think, Ms. De Soto was also absent and excused just for the record. CHR. CABANAS: Okay, we're good? MR. YOSHIMOTO: Chair Cabanas can re-assume— CHR. CABANAS: Can re -assume. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Ventura, for doing that. Communications (Item 5) Communication No. 22-01, From Tyler J. Benner, County Auditor, Office Of The County Auditor, Transmitting The "Department Of Human Resources Hiring Practices Follow - Up, Report No. 2022-01" Dated February 7, 2022. States They Have Completed Their Follow -Up Audit Of The County Of Hawai`i's Department Of Human Resources (DHR) Hiring Practices Report No. 2017-03, Dated September 7, 2017. (Their Objective Was To Determine If DHR Implemented The 2017 Hiring Practices Audit Recommendations. In Their Follow -Up Audit They Tested And Found Five Recommendations Were Completed And Three Were Resolved) CHR. CABANAS: We are now on Number 5, "Communications." Mr. Benner is here to conduct a presentation before the Board. Is that correct, Mr. Benner? Okay, so if you could approach the dais. (At this time, Mr. Tyler J. Benner, County Auditor, Office of the County Auditor came forward.) CHR. CABANAS: Okay. And Ms. Yamada reports that our Director of Human Resources is on his way also to hear the presentation. We can do a little pause while we wait for Mr. Leopoldino. RECESS: The Chair called for a recess at 10:20 a.m. RECONVENE: The meeting reconvened at 10:25 a.m. CHR. CABANAS: Okay. The regular meeting is back after pausing for a few minutes. We are now at 10:25 a.m. I am Chair Gabriella Cabanas, along with our three other Board members— Page 9