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Salary Commission December 19, 2024 Unfinished Business (Item 6) Communication No. 24-06.01: Proposed Findings Of Fact By The 2024 County Of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission, Dated August 27, 2024 : Pursuant To Section 13-28 Of The Hawaiʻi County Charter (2022), As Amended, The County Of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission Makes Its Findings In Support Of Its Decision To Set The Salary Of The New Administrator Of The Office Of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, And Resilience (OSCER) At $162,540.00 Which Is An Increase Of 53.92 % From The Initial Interim Salary Of $105,600.00 Set By The Department Of Human Resources And The Office Of The Mayor, To Be Effective At The Start Of The Next Full Pay Period Following Formal Action By This Commission. (Note: The Above Matter Was Discussed At The Salary Commission’s Meeting Held On September 24, 2024. On November 14, 2024, A Public Hearing Was Held In Hilo Where Members Of The Public Were Given The Opportunity To Participate In-Person Or By Videoconference Or Via ZOOM. The Commission May Adopt Its Salary Of The New Administrator Of OSCER Proposal At Its Meeting Scheduled For December 19, 2024.) CHR. PAVAO: “Unfinished Business” for discussion. So, the unfinished business is the Findings of—the Proposed Findings of Fact from the Hawaiʻi Salary Commission, dated August 27, 2024, in regards to the salary set for the Director of OSCER—the Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience at $162,540.00. th So, the above matter was discussed at the Salary Commission meeting held on September 24. On November 14, the public hearing was held in Hilo where members of the public were given the opportunity to participate in-person or by videoconferencing via Zoom. The Commission may adopt its salary of the new administration—Administrator of OSCER proposal at its meeting today on December 19, 2024. Any further discussion? If not, the Chair will entertain a motion to accept the proposed salary for the position of the OSCER Administrator at $162,540.00 annually. MS. NAMAHOE: Commissioner Namahoe—I motion for that. CHR. PAVAO: Okay, is there a second? MS. FRENZ: Chair, if I—so sorry, Chair, if I may. So, I think, just to clarify—I think maybe Commissioner Namahoe’s motion would more appropriately be motion to adopt the Findings of Fact— CHR. PAVAO: Okay. MS. FRENZ: —that this Commission—the proposed Findings—so we’d be adopting them and then implementing the OSCER salary to begin January of 2025. CHR. PAVAO: Thank you. Yes, so amend your motion. Page 4