2023-06-08 Salary Commission Minutes (Draft)

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Salary Commission June 8, 2023 lane as far as providing guidance—legal guidance versus directives, right. Because, again, I'm not a voting member and I want to make sure that I stay in my lane in that regard. So, I'm trying to provide you ideas and creative ways that you guys can collectively decide how to proceed. ACTING CHR. LEOPOLDINO: Option B is to not have or not establish a PIG and work collectively as a Commission, as a whole, to gather that information. The PIG just offers that extra efficiency, I guess, if you will, if you all can't come together as frequently. So, again, Option B is you don't have to have one. Thanks. MS. NAKAMA: Teresa NakamaI mean, I'm leaning forward on your agenda and it says drafting letters or request for information. Is that something the PIG can do or we do that as a whole as Commissioners? ACTING CHR. LEOPOLDINO: That would have to be decided, as a whole, as the Salary Commission. MS. NAKAMA: In other words, we can either have a PIG or drafting letters, as a whole, as a Commission? ACTING CHR. LEOPOLDINO: No, you could have the PIG and the PIG can make a recommendation to the Commission, to draft a letter. MS. NAKAMA: Thank you. MS. GREEN13AUM: Commissioner Greenbaum, District 9. On that note so, if I understand correctly, in order to abide by the Sunshine Law, we will have to create a PIG of two or four members or can we—we have to create a PIGor can two or four members meet and discuss certain salary increases to do research on certain salary increases. MS. FRENZ: This is DCC Cody. I would not recommend that you meet unless you have created a PIG. A part of that, if you go back to the power point that I provided to you guys regarding Sunshine Law while, technically, you may not have a violation of the Sunshine Law, I want to ensure that we protect against violations of the spirit of Sunshine. And, in essence, what you would be recommending is the creation of a PIG. So, formalizing it is always cleaner to make sure that there are no allegations of Sunshine Law violations. Because, ultimately, what you indicate would be the exact same thing just formally creating the PIG, which you are not required to do, right. It's just, how expeditiously can this Commission get through the various position salary discussions. Do you want—you are not required, as Director Leopoldino has already said, you are not required to create one. And maybe between now and our next hearing, because a lot of Page 32