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Salary Commission
<br />June 8, 2023
<br />MS. FRENZ: If I could just jump in briefly. This is Deputy—DCC Cody I'll shorten that
<br />mouthpiece up a little. So, this is DCC Cody. We have lots of available methods in which you
<br />all can request and obtain verified information.
<br />I want to make sure that we're really careful how we obtain and gather information that it's, in
<br />fact, current and accurate information. Sometimes the websites can be so tricky, even for me, to
<br />make sure that it's coming—say, for example, from the correct authority if that makes sense.
<br />So, if there are times that if you know, today, for example, as we continue this conversation
<br />with Director Leopoldino that you would like to make a request for certain types of documents
<br />that the Director can indicate does he have them or not. What else might be helpful. He may
<br />have ideas on additional information, although I think he's gathered a lot of the information he
<br />thought would be helpful to you all.
<br />But we have—there are formal processes in which we can request information from the outside
<br />jurisdiction. So, City and County of Honolulu, Maui, Kauai—whatever islands that you may or
<br />may not want to gather information from we can make those requests. There is a proper way in
<br />which we can put those requests out to gather that information and compile it and then
<br />disseminate it to everyone, so that we are always it's important that you're always all on the
<br />same page.
<br />So, if and when, even as we go through this process—you come across or think of something
<br />that you would like to have, if you have already obtained it, then getting it to Glynis to receive as
<br />a communication and, with our chair's permission, adding it to the agenda, for example if we
<br />don't know in advance—would be the proper method in which to do that. And/or asking that
<br />either Glynis via the director of human resources or myself—right—and I can communicate with
<br />them. We will be, kind of, an arm providing and gathering information through you guys.
<br />But, ultimately, the department of human resources will likely be our—as our ex -officio
<br />member—helping provide that necessary guidance and information regarding what is authentic,
<br />current information, and/or statistics or whatever it may be.
<br />So, but just remember, there is a process that we can help gather that information for you guys as
<br />you need it.
<br />MS. NAKAMA: Teresa, District 8. Thanks, Cody, and thank you Director Waylen. It's just
<br />that codes and if it can be put in a simpler form where we can see the whole page of the title of
<br />the job description, and the proposed salary, and what the present salary is, and the percentage of
<br />the increase or decrease—would be much simpler than EA -1, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and
<br />et cetera.
<br />To me, this is confusing `cause I'm not seeing the whole picture. I have to decode. I shouldn't
<br />be able to have to decode something that can put on a spreadsheet and show what was and what
<br />is being proposed, and the percentage of increase or decrease. Thank you.
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