2023-06-08 Salary Commission Minutes (Draft)

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Salary Commission MS. NAKAMA: Aye. ACTING CHR. LEOPOLDINO: Dr. Kawa`auhau. MS. KAWA`AUHAU: Aye. ACTING CHR. LEOPOLDINO: Ms. Greenbaum. MS. GREENBAUM: Aye. June 8, 2023 ACTING CHR. LEOPOLDINO: We have six ayes, three excused and absent to table Item 613, creation of permitted interaction groups for Salary Commission inquiries to the next meeting. 6. C. Drafting Of Letters To Appointing Authorities For Affected Parties For Salary Commission Input MR. LEOPOLDINO: Moving on to item Number 6C on the agenda, "Drafting of Letters to Appointing Authorities for Affected Parties for Salary Commission Input." Any discussion? MR. NELSON: This one this is Nelson. I just had a question. So, we have to do this, is that right? And what is the timing that we have to do it—am I understanding that correctly? MS. FRENZ: This is DCC Cody. So, you are not required to draft a letter but you are required to consult and confer with the appointing authorities by Charter. So, if this Commission were to decide to call or to all show up at the next appointing authority meeting, you could do that. It doesn't seem very expeditious, which is why there is the recommendation for a letter as opposed to how else you would finagle all nine of you to be at the next commission hearing where everyone (inaudible) is present. So, it is not a requirement. But the requirement is, by Charter, conferral with the appointing authorities—that is required. So, we can't get around that one. How you choose to do that is really up to you. And for timing, it really just depends on how quickly this Commission would like to move, right. So, for example, in the police commission hearing there was a discussion by the commission, as a whole, to draft a letter proposing a certain type of raise. And everyone agreed with that. Based on that motion, the chair drafted a template, worked with the secretary for the police commission that letter was then added to the next calendar and then there was continued conversation there about whether or not everyone liked the number, the continued increase, the formatting of it. And then, at that next hearing—at that hearing is when they tweaked the letter, there was a motion to approve the letter and send it to the Salary Commission. Page 35