2024-01-17 Salary Commission Minutes (Draft)

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Salary Commission January 17, 2024 MS. FRENZ: Go ahead, Commissioner Nakama and Commissioner Dudoit and/or Commissioner Greenbaum. MS. NAKAMA: Okay, who wants to speak? I mean—it's okay for me to speak, then? MS. FRENZ: Yes, ma'am. MS. NAKAMA: Okay. All right. I've been reading (inaudible) and it says this is a temporary (inaudible) position not to exceed one year. Can someone explain to me why is it a temporary position that we're (inaudible) on? MS. TOKIHIRO: This is Sommer Tokihiro, Director of Human Resources. It's temporary as a contract. Once the salary is determined then we can fill the position on a permanent basis. So, it'sit has to be filled temporarily while the salary is determined that's the purpose of the contract. MS. FRENZ: And if I could follow-up on that, Director Tokihiro, is it fair to say that it is not a guarantee that the current interim director would necessarily be the appointed director of this position once the contract was completed or would that—is that expected to be the actual director? MS. TOKIHIRO: Since it's an appointed position, I couldn't say that the person that is (inaudible) the contract would continue in the appointment thereafter. MS. FRENZ: They would apply, right? MS. TOKIHIRO: Yes. MS. FRENZ: Okay. So, it's not a given, right. So, this is aan interim salary for someone who has been selected for a contract position, Commissioner Nakama—and at the end of that one year, either there would be a new contract—possibly, with the same interim director, possibly with somebody else but once the salary has been finalized, as I understand the process theoretically, at that point, the Mayor's Office, who appoints directors, could select and appoint or nominate a director for this agency—and that process would go through Council as all appointments do at that time. It may or may not be the exact same person just to clarify that. MS. NAKAMA: I have another question. What goals does this position have that will determine the amount of work they do in the examples of duties—who determines how far they've gone with this position? MS. FRENZ: This is DCC Frenz, so I think part of the your question and the lack of an answer, I think, sort of, touches on how new this agency actually is. What you have, Commissioner Nakama, and this body has, is all that there isas far as exactly what this position entails. Page 14