2023-10-12 Salary Commission Agenda

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Hawaii County Dept. of Human Resources 10/06/2023 03:55:16 PM Salary Commission Page 2 October 12, 2023 1. Call to Order 2. Statements from the Public on Agenda Items — Oral testimony may be presented to the Commission either at the outset of this meeting or immediately prior to the applicable agenda item. 3. Approval of Minutes September 7, 2023 4. Communication(s) (None.) 5. New Business (for discussion and appropriate action) Communication No. 23-14: Proposed Findings of Fact by the 2023 County of Hawaii Salary Commission, dated October 12, 2023 Pursuant to Section 13-28 of the Hawaii County Charter (2022), as amended, the County of Hawaii Salary Commission makes its findings in support of its decision to adjust the salaries and salary schedule of elected and appointed officials of the County of Hawaii, to be effective January 1, 2024. (A table of the proposed salary increases are set forth and attached as Exhibit "A".) 6. Unfinished Business (for discussion and appropriate action) A. Communication No. 23-13, received on August 4, 2023, from Salary Commissioner Judy A. Greenbaum, transmitting a Hawaii County Executive Salary Worksheet incorporating an across-the-board (ATB), proposed 18 percent salary increase for all executives. (Reference materials include inflation calculator, Hawaii County population, and Maui County population.) At its meeting held on August 4, 2023, the Commission unanimously approved Commissioner Greenbaum's offer to prepare a worksheet incorporating an 18 percent ATB salary increase, as a starting point, for discussion at its meeting scheduled for September 7, 2023. (For informational purposes, Chair Steven Pavao and Commissioner Donala Kawa`auhau were absent.) Communication No. 23-13.01, dated August 7, 2023, from Salary Commissioner Dawood Y. Farahi, providing his comments re the proposed Hawaii County Executive Salary Worksheet; and (Communication No. 23-13.02 continues on the next page.)