2023-06-08 Salary Commission Minutes (Draft)

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Salary Commission June 8, 2023 So, I think this was just the initial request, but then we need to go in and look at everything. So, it's just, kind of—as you say, I mean, it's a 24 percent increase or whatever—but it's taken over—'cause something hasn't happened since 2018. So, it needs to be all part of the equation. I'm not sure that we need to act on that just one thing, `cause we have to act on everything at one sitting. MS. GREENBAUM: Yes. Agreed. ACTING CHR. LEOPOLDINO: Waylen Leopoldino, anyone have any further discussion on this communication? MS. NAKAMA: Teresa Nakama, District 8. I'm wondering of the approval of the mayor's budget that these increases, I guess, it increases every two years at 5 percent—is that what I'm reading in the letter? `Cause it says 5 percent increase in two years and another 5 percent increase two years thereafter, and that runs concurrently. If we vote for this that runs concurrently? MS. FRENZ: So, just this is Deputy Corporation Counsel Cody Frenz. Just to clarify, this is just a communication, right. This is the police commission wanted to get ahead of the game and they just appointed a chief of police following long hearings in December of 2022. So, our chief of police is only four months into the job maybe four -and -a -half months. And one of the hot topics in that entire process was the chief's salary. The chief of police is actually holding on, on nominating or appointing a deputy because he wants to see fair wages in a way that would entice someone qualified and capable to be interested in the job should he make if and when he should make that appointment. So, this was the police commission just putting it out there saying, "This is our position. This is our recommendation." I informed them that this Commission was also required to confer with them by Charter which is something I'll talk about in a few minutes—and I talked with just about everyone I met with prior to today's hearing. So, this is just a communication. This is not something that I expect you all will feel comfortable or informed enough to vote on today. But, ultimately, you could, right—but you have very little information. I think there's still a lot of information gathering and conferral. One of the other things I would caution you on would be to consider calling for a vote today you can't do that by Charter. You have to provide notice to the public by way of a newspaper posting. And also, there should be full district representation when those decisions are finally made, whenever that may be, should you even vote for an increase, right. So, we are missing three representatives from our island, here, today. So, I don't recommend it. And I'm also saying, legally, you can't do it without providing notice to the public. And I would be drafting those Findings of Fact, if and when this Commission thought that they were ready to Page 15