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Merit Appeals Board <br />CHR. CABANAS: Ms. Cabanas—aye. <br />July 15, 2024 <br />Five ayes. Motion carried to accept the executive session meeting minutes for May 3rd 2024. <br />Director's Report (Item 8) <br />MAB Quarterly Reports: April – June 2024: and MAB Monthly Divisional Activity <br />Report: July 2024 (Executive Session: The Merit Appeals Board Anticipates Convening <br />One Or More Executive Meetings Regarding The Above Matters, Pursuant To HRS <br />Sections 92-4 And 92-5(a)(4), For The Purpose Of Consulting With The Board's Attorney <br />On Questions And Issues Pertaining To The Board's Powers, Duties, Privileges, <br />Immunities, And Liabilities. A 2/3 Vote Pursuant To HRS Section 92-4 Is Necessary To <br />Hold An Executive Meeting) <br />CHR. CABANAS: We are now at the "Director's Report"—good morning, Sommer. <br />(At this time, Ms. Sommer J. Tokihiro, Director, Human Resources Department, came <br />forward. <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Good morning. <br />MAB Quarterly Reports: April – June 2024 <br />CHR. CABANAS: On the agenda is your presentation for the MAB Quarterly Report for April <br />through June 2024. Have the Board members reviewed her report? Any questions for Sommer? <br />While the Board members are reviewing the report, Sommer, I have a question for the Equal <br />Opportunity/ADA Division. It says that the individual worked on 12 internal and external <br />inquiries/complaints referring to ADA reasonable accommodations/modifications. Were these <br />resolved because this statement is just a statement that there were inquiries or complaints. But I <br />think it's beneficial for the Board to know that out of the 12, what was the outcome? Were they <br />resolved? Were reasonable accommodations or modifications made—without going into detail. <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: And it could be ongoing as well. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay. <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: So, I would have to clarify. Danny Patel is the Deputy Director—is filling in <br />and completing those EO/ADA responsibilities in the absence of a manager, but I can follow-up <br />with him and we can look at adding some clarifying details to the report. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay. I think that would be helpful even for the internal <br />inquiries/complaints relating to EO issues. Because I think, from an HR perspective, we would <br />like to see—well, I'll speak for myself—but I would like to see that whatever the inquiry or <br />complaint might be, that whatever it is, the issue was resolved—maybe a compromise was made <br />Page 5 <br />