2015-05-20 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Board of Appeals May 20, 2015 Ms. Toriano asked for the Board's patience in this area as one of the things she would like to do when setting her goals is to consider the feedback from the survey, which should align with the areas that they would need to improve and work on. Logistically, the Board would meet in June then, perhaps, at the July meeting she would present her goals for the next fiscal year. The Board agreed that her goals be presented at their July meeting. Ms. Toriano reported that they've wrapped up negotiations for Bargaining Units 02, 03, and 04 and is pending Council approval for the allocation of funds. She mentioned that prior to Bargaining Unit 14 coming on board they were all members of Bargaining Unit 03. Hawai'i County's Water Safety Officers are now in this bargaining unit. She deferred to Mr. Nick Hermes concerning the status update for Bargaining Unit 14. Mr. Hermes stated that negotiations are ongoing and that they anticipate there will be arbitration in the fall around October. Both parties are being realistic in that it will be a full arbitration,just given the demands of those members in the bargaining unit (i.e. state law enforcement, sheriffs, and water safety officers). The parties are continuing to meet and talk to develop a brand new salary structure to try to better meet their operations and their expectations and so forth, within the parameters that government can afford. Ms. Toriano also reported that, for informational purposes,there was a recent press release involving our County's medical suitability clearance process. In response to that, we are in the process of revisiting the forms that we use,the questions we ask, and the process in which we make a new hire go through. This will be one of her goals for next fiscal year. SCHEDULE NEXT The Chair directed the Board to proceed to the next order of business, Schedule MEETING DATE Next Meeting Date. (Item 9): Chair Rabago announced that their next regularly scheduled meeting would be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at 11 a.m., at the Human Resources Conference Room. Page 7