2025-09-24 Salary Commission Minutes

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Salary Commission September 24, 2025 excluded subordinates over the past five years, challenges with recruitment for positions within the County of Hawaiʻi, the duties and responsibilities of the Covered Positions with the County ʻi, salaries of the Covered Positions’ counterparts in other county jurisdictions within of Hawai the State, inversion challenges, and other public and private industry data.” CHR. PAVAO: That’s good—very, very thorough. MS. FRENZ: I was also just updated that the Merit Appeals Board doesn’t meet until this Friday, a few days from now. And it’s possible, should they choose to take action—it sounds like they would, they may be submitting information and/or position for this body’s consideration at that time. MS. NAMAHOE: This is Namahoe. Are you bringing that up meaning that is it irresponsible to include them in this big paragraph right now or— MS. FRENZ: No, I’m bringing it up because—bringing that up because it was just told to me. But the reality is that the Charter and the Rules require that you consult. You have consulted, you have solicited input—we knew and I reminded everyone at the last hearing that it— depending on when the various boards and commissions that are the appointing authorities— those being Police Commission, Fire Commission, and Merit Appeals Board—depending on when their hearings are—our deadline may or may not align with their ability to have met, considered, and received a board or commission action to take a formal position on behalf of the person that they appoint. So, we knew that going in. If this body wants to wait and defer—because it was such a tight period and I said that at the start of this meeting, right? If you want to put this off another month, then all it will mean is we just push everything back another month and we wouldn’t start potential increases—assuming this body took their final action in January of next year. In the event you receive input that compels you to change course from where you’re currently at. We can’t speak to—we can’t speculate as to what you might get and whether or not, it’s going to change your position. We just can’t speculate because you don’t have it—assuming it’s coming, right? CHR. PAVAO: They still have opportunity to give us what, if any, input they want to have at the next meeting. Nothing is going to be etched in stone between now and then— MS. FRENZ: That’s correct. CHR. PAVAO: —so we can— MS. FRENZ: And Police Commission, for example, just had a meeting, but I don’t believe I saw any input from the Police Commission in that regard. So, I don’t know whether it’s—they got it with enough time to agendize it or they just are choosing not to respond. Again, I don’t want to speculate about something that’s out of my purview. Page 23