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Merit Appeals Board <br />Call to Order (Item 1) <br />June 25, 2024 <br />CHR. CABANAS: The meeting of the Merit Appeals Board is called to order on this day, <br />June 25, 2024, at 10 a.m. I'm Gabriella Cabanas, the Chair of the Merit Appeals Board, and we <br />have quorum today with all five Board members present. I would like to introduce my fellow <br />Board members to all of you to my left is Gay Mathews, she is our Vice -Chair. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And to her left is Charlie Kunz. <br />MR. KUNZ: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: To my far right is Suzi Bond. <br />MS. BOND: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And appearing from Kailua-Kona via Zoom on the screen is <br />Mr. David Wiseman. <br />MR. WISEMAN: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: We also have our Assistant Corporation Counsel present, Mr. J Yoshimoto, <br />to my right. <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Good morning, everyone. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Our Secretary -Reporter in the back of me, Ms. Glynis Yamada. <br />MS. YAMADA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And we have our Director of Human Resources, Sommer Tokihiro, present. <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Appearing via Zoom also, Richard Thomason, is our Deputy Attorney <br />General. <br />MR. THOMASON: Hello. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, Richard. Mr. Thomason represents and gives legal counsel <br />to the Board when we have an appeal hearing. For a regular business meeting, such as what <br />we're going to start off with in the beginning, today, our Legal Counsel is J Yoshimoto. Okay. <br />Page 2 <br />