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Merit Appeals Board December 20, 2022 <br />MS. SIMMONS: Thank you. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And I wish you the best. <br />MS. SIMMONS: Thank you. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yeah. <br />MS. MATHEWS: May I ask a quick question? What is CVD or CVE or CV whatever? <br />CHR. CABANAS: CVE is the Cooperative Vocational Education Program that the County has <br />partnered with Hawaii Community College. And, basically, the County budgets money for <br />students who are enrolled in a CVE course at HCC and that they work part-time in the County <br />getting paid with County funds. And they can work, like, up to 19 hours a week, while they're in <br />school. And then, they can work fulltime, if they have an allocation of hours enough to work <br />they can work more hours than 19 hours during the summer and winter breaks. So, that's, kind <br />of, basically, it. <br />And that's how she started. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Wow. So, clearly, the program is successful. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yeah. And so, I know that's not on the agenda but I hope—and, Michelle, <br />and there are so many hundreds of CVE students—and many of them got hired into the County <br />through the recruitment and examination process—many got hired at police and finance and <br />other departments—and have been in the County for so many years. It's a very worthwhile, <br />mutually beneficial—not only to the County but to the student because then it's like a little <br />internship. And then, they're getting paid with County funds. <br />So, I want to ask how that program is going but I'll do it later. It's an excellent program. <br />So, welcome, Michelle, and good luck to you and your staff. Happy Holidays! <br />Okay, Waylen, you can continue with your report. <br />DHR's Mission Statement <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Thank you. The next item on my director's report is the DHR's Mission <br />Statement. So, I believe you all have a copy of it. <br />CHR. CABANAS: In the green folder. <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: So, I just wanted to share this with you. I felt it was important—part of <br />our leadership team development—for our department, as a whole, to take ownership as we <br />move forward into unchartered waters. And I was very pleased—and I'm very pleased to let you <br />Page 11 <br />