2024-09-24 Salary Commission Minutes

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Salary Commission September 24, 2024 Communication No. 24-03, From Director Of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro, Transmitting Information Concerning The CPI Inflation Calculator 2023-2024, And Maui And Hawaii County's Population For 2024 Using The World Population Review (Note: The Above Matters Were Tabled (Postponed) At The Salary Commission Meeting Held On Auzust 27, 2024) CHR. PAVAO: So, we're on "B." (At this time, Chair Pavao proceeded to read into the record the above summary.) CHR. PAVAO: Any discussion? MS. FRENZ: This is DCC Cody. Chair, Director Tokihiro is not present nor is her Deputy. They're both—as I understand it—off-island for this very, I believe, this very discussion point. And I don't believe that—so, as indicated before, we have two representatives from Classification and Pay Division but I don't believe—and I'm looking at them to confirm with a headshake of some sort—that they are prepared to provide an update in Director Tokihiro's absence. Is that correct? They're not prepared to do so. So, I guess, Chair, maybe we can table unfinished `B." until we are ready to further discuss our next—and part of that will go into scheduling our future hearings, which is Section 8 -we don't know exactly when, frankly, Director Tokihiro will be prepared to provide us an update and/or what that negotiation—which is confidential—but what she can share, when she can share it. So, for now, maybe we table this until we know and we've gotten an update from Director Tokihiro or an authorized representative that this is ripe for further discussion. And until then, we don't keep carrying it on our agenda to confuse the public that this is being actively worked on right now. And we focus on finishing our OSCER work that we are finalizing today and we wait until we have some guidance and then we can contact you, Chair, and indicate it's ripe for discussion—let's re-initiate this back on the agenda. Would that be okay with everyone? CHR. PAVAO: Yeah. I agree. MS. GREENBAUM: Yes. MR. NELSON: Table till next year. MS. GREENBAUM: I agree. CHR. PAVAO: It's unlikely that we'll get anything until sometime in January. It's usually the target date is before the Legislature convenes on Oahu because the want to have something for the Legislature to approve before they recess in May. Page 9