2025-09-24 Salary Commission Minutes

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Salary Commission September 24, 2025 So, I mean, in the event that it turns out that you don’t need to take any further action, then you just don’t need to do it. So, pros and cons either way, to possible options for you guys. CHR. PAVAO: Yeah, I think that some of the proposed salary increases that we have in our schedule would address some of the inversion. I think because then the collective bargaining st units all got the increases effective July 1—well, the majority of them—and HGEA and UPW—and then, appointed and elected officials did not. So, there might—I’m sure that there are some inversion, at this point, and HR can give us those exact numbers. But to avoid further inversion, I think makes sense, in my mind, if we go ahead and maintain this Findings of Fact and this increase, so that we can at least try to maintain parity. And then as—if issues come up, like in Corp. Counsel—Cody was telling us that we can address them as we become aware of them, as HR gives us the information. MS. NAMAHOE: Commissioner Namahoe. So—just so that I’m clear, what I’m hearing—one, we have the immediate need of bringing in parity for the end of calendar year 2025. And then, two—we also have to deal with a separate issue of the leadership for at least two, potentially four, maybe five—if we throw in Prosecutor’s, right—departments that—so, it’s two separate things. But, right now, we are—we appear to be on the same page for the first issue, which is at least deal with the raise issues, the pay correction now. And then, the other one is going to be going forward, and it’s really going to be up to department leadership to make their case. But I also want to make it said that we, right now, are operating at bones. So, if we don’t get on new membership, which is at the—that’s the decision of the Office of the Mayor, he could shut us all down right now—and once we’re off, not have quorum. So, there’s so many different ways that this could go. I am of the mind to get it all done, sooner than later. Anyway— CHR. PAVAO: Yeah, I—Chair Pavao. I agree with you ‘cause that’s how we ended up with tremendous inversion in the past and because this Commission didn’t meet for years—and then we had to make those major catch-up. So, that’s something we want to avoid. And I think we’ve done a pretty good job with trying to maintain parity and this is one of the main purposes of this meeting and this current Findings of Fact in the proposal. But I agree with you that we should try to do as much as we can to do a deeper dive into those positions and ask for them to come to the meetings so that we can make informed decisions and then, again, get all the information we can get about any inversion that currently exist, so we can address those issues as well. Page 13