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Merit Appeals Board <br />January 30, 2025 <br />MR. OKINAKA: After? <br />MR. HONG: As a result of the grievance, are you guys basically (inaudible) down the MQ's? <br />MR. OKINAKA: No, we're enhancing it, actually. <br />MR. HONG: Enhancing it by including what 5% of seniority? <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay, we're not at that stage, yet, because they —as Assistant Fire Chief <br />Okinaka said, they have ongoing negotiations with HGEA and DHR. So, nothing is finalized. <br />We're talking about "if's" and we shouldn't be doing that. <br />MR. HONG: Okay, I understand that. Let me move on to a different question. So, Chief, you <br />had said, you don't know when those negotiations, those discussions between HGEA and HR are <br />going to complete be completed? <br />MR. OKINAKA: So, we recently had a meeting with HGEA and, subsequently, DHR regarding <br />the procedures. We just need the formal the Chief is compiling the information that we got and <br />creating the formal document to send back for final approval, basically. <br />MR. HONG: So, it's sitting on his desk? <br />MR. OKINAKA: Yes. <br />MR. HONG: Okay. How long has it been on his desk? <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay, Mr. Hong, I think you're going a little too far out. <br />MR. HONG: Let me rephrase that. So, if the Chief completes those changes, how quickly <br />would the department be able to begin the recruitment process again? <br />MR. OKINAKA: Once it's all improved —once it's all approved, then we will initiate the <br />process the recruitment process for all our vacancies, including Ocean Safety. <br />MR. HONG: But you don't know when that's going to happen? <br />MR. OKINAKA: I don't have an exact timeframeno. <br />MR. HONG: Okay. Based on the changes that were made, wasn't it fair to say that my client <br />would be overqualified? <br />MR. OKINAKA: I cannot say. <br />CHR. CABANAS: No, Mr. Hong, that's taking it far out again. <br />Page 24 <br />