2024-07-31 Salary Commission Minutes

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Salary Commission July 31, 2024 The voice vote was as follows: AYES: Commissioners Dudoit, Greenbaum, Kawa`auhau, Namahoe, Nelson, Riordan, and Chair Pavao – 7. OPPOSED: None. ABSENT & EXCUSED: None. CHR. PAVAO: The motion accepted. Thank you very much. Welcome to our new Vice -Chair. Okay? B. Review Of Existing Compensation Plan To Include Discussion And Consideration Of Ideas For Adjustments To Future Salaries Of Executives And Officials: Update By Director Of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro, Regarding Collective Bargaining With The Employer (County) And Unions (United Public Workers/UPW, Hawaii Government Employees Association/HGEA, State Of Hawaii Organization Of Police Officers/SHOPO, And Hawaii Fire Fighters Association/HFFA); Informational Briefing By Director Of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro, Regarding "Step Movements"; Informational Briefing By Director Of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro, Regarding "Within Range Progression" (WIRP) Increases; Existing Pay Plan For Executives And Elected Officials, Effective January 1, 2024, And Effective On July 1, 2024 CHR. PAVAO: So, next business, "New Business" review of existing Compensation Plan to include a discussion and consideration of ideas for adjustments for future salaries of executives and officials. So, update from Director of HR, Sommer Tokihiro. MS. FRENZ: Chair, if I could just briefly interrupt. This is DCC Cody. We haveI'm wondering if we want to take out of order for our participants that are present for the "Unfinished Business" Number 6. And I believe Managing Director Sako is also here for that purpose. And we have Acting Agency Director—sorry if I have that terminology incorrect—but, Ms. Morrison is also present. So, I don't know if we want to skip to that, so that they don't need to wait for the rest of our conversation. Would that be agreeable, Chair? CHR. PAVAO: We can do that. That's fine. Okay. Page 6