2024-07-31 Salary Commission Minutes

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Salary Commission July 31, 2024 MS. NAMAHOE: I have one more question. In "x" period months or years, when you look back, what would you say was the most important part of being in this job? What did this job how do you define the success that you achieved? MS. MORRISON: I think that's going to change. Right now, I'm really excited to be building the team and bringing in—most of those positions that I mentioned are civil service positions. As you know, the Administrator position is an appointed position—may come and go with Administrations. But those civil service positions are there for the long-term. And so, I'm looking to build a team that is committed and dedicated to the work and also has the strength and capacity to keep this plane in the air, depending—regardless of who the Administrator might be. So, that's one way that I'm measuring that success is building that team. The second way is by building those relationships across the departments and breaking down those silos. That has been really humbling work for me to do. It's a place that I, personally, value as far as building those relationships and what has come from that, is not only yes, we're leveraging and being able to go after grants with those departments but more so if there's questions, if there's priorities, if there's dialogue happening and that's the only—is easy to pick up and say, "Hey, Steve, what are you guys doing? Do you need our support?" that kind of thing. So, building the team, building those relationships, and then finally, of course, I want to bring in dollars to this community and our County, but also be saving dollars that can be reinvested so that's part of that energy efficiency, how much are we spending on our lighting, for example. Can that money then be reinvested to help develop resilience against our sea (inaudible) that comes to Alii Drive. Those are the three things I would (inaudible). MS. NAMAHOE: Thank you. CHR. PAVAO: Any questions? If not, we'll say "thank you" to Interim Director. MS. MORRISON: Thank you. MS. GREENBAUM: Thank you, Bethany. CHR. PAVAO: So, I guess, the next issue is we have a motion and a vote today on setting the salary for this position. Any input from the Director of Human Resources Tokihiro? MS. TOKIHIRO: Are we going back to "New Business" then or is this just discussion? CHR. PAVAO: Yeah, in regards to that Communication 24-01.01, when you're responding to the additional information for Commission member Farahi. MS. TOKIHIRO: Yes. I just wanted to provide the Commission with the background information. So, the ordinance established the office and then we provided the recruitment Page 20