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<br />Salary Commission September 24, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: Can we just take out “are suffering” and just put “risks”—risks from— <br />“…notes that quite often. .”—or “…notes that..”—or “…it has happened that Department Heads <br />and Deputy Department Heads are risk salary inversion…”— <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: I think what was suggested or what I typed in is “may suffer”—either— <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: May suffer—okay. <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: Yeah, “may.” <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: Let me read to you what I—where we’re at. <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: Okay. <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: Okay. Old Number 10—and I’ve added some words just to stay consistent, “The <br />County of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission notes that Department Heads and Deputy Department <br />Heads may suffer from salary “inversion” where subordinate Civil Servant”—and I’ve added, <br />“and/or Excluded Manager”…“employees are paid higher salaries than the Department Heads <br />and Deputy Department Heads who supervise them and oversee their work. This inversion <br />provides a disincentive for experienced Civil Servant…” and I’ve added, “…and/or Excluded <br />Managers” “…to step into Department Head and Deputy Department Head positions when they <br />are vacated and makes it difficult for the Mayor and appointing boards and commissions to <br />appoint or promote experienced”—and I’ve stricken the word “managerial”—and just said <br />“…experienced employees from within the County of Hawaiʻi or to recruit qualified candidates <br />for employment. The County of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission considered inversion information, <br />which compared base salaries that did not also include other forms of monetary compensation, <br />such as overtime pay and step increases. None of the Covered Positions are eligible for overtime <br />pay or step increases.” <br /> <br />SPEAKER: Fantastic. <br /> <br />MR. RIORDAN: I think that was good. <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: Okay. Old Number 11 is stricken—okay? Old Number 12, which will be new <br />Number 9 is the paragraph—I have, again, added, the second line where it says, “…where Civil <br />Servants…”—I’ve added in “…and/or Excluded Managers…”—to, again, remain consistent. I <br />see a date correction in about the middle where it says, “July 1, 2207”—to “2027.” <br /> <br />Short of that, what other changes or adjustments would this body like? <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: Now, I mean— <br /> <br />MS. KAWAʻAUHAU: I’m good. <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: I’m fine with it. <br />Page 33 <br /> <br /> <br />