2024-02-23 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board Director's Report (Item 8) February 23, 2024 MAB Monthly Divisional Activity Report: February 2024; and Staffing Update CHR. CABANAS: Moving along, we are now up with the "Director's Report" and Ms. Tokihiro's seated at the dais. Staffing Update CHR. CABANAS: We have the MAB's Monthly Divisional Activity Report, first, for February 2024. You have the floor, Sommer. MS. TOKIHIRO: Thank you. Am Iactually, do we need to do the director's report or am I able to do my staff— CHR. CABANAS: Oh, you can do the staffing update also, `cause they're here. MS. TOKIHIRO: Okay. Yeah. CHR. CABANAS: And I did introduce them at the beginning of our meeting, but you can formally introduce them, again, to the Board and say a little bit about each person. MS. TOKIHIRO: Okay. Yeah, they've had a great opportunity to see the Board in action today, so I appreciate that. So, they can see the whole process. But I do want to allow them to get back to work also. So, I'm pleased to report that all of these new members of HR actually came to HR from other departments in the County. And so, we've been able to fill positions in Human Resources through internal promotional opportunities. So, we're happy to have these four new members of our staff today. So, Lisa Nuniez, is the HR Manager II for Workers' Compensation. Lisa came to the Department of Human Resources from the Police Department. So, we're happy to have her. And then, next, is Kirsten Chong. Kirsten came to us from DEM. She's an HR Specialist with our Recruitment and Examination Division. And then, LeslieI was like, oh—where do we (inaudible)—okay. Leslie Kamahele was actually part of our Recruitment and Examination Division but is now the HR Program Specialist in our Administrative Services Division. And then, Winter Takiue came to the Department of Human Resources from Parks and Recreation and she's an HR Specialist in our Admin. Services Division as well. Page 21