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Merit Appeals Board April 23, 2026 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MS. BOND: Okay. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yeah. <br /> <br />MR. THOMAS: Contact—I agree the form does it—the form seems to do it well. It does invite <br />responses that are based on any contact with a department. <br /> <br />So, Suzi, you may be on to something that’s just a matter of titling it in such a way that <br />encourages people to realize that’s really what we’re being asked to do (inaudible). <br /> <br />MS. BOND: “Director of HR and Her Staff”— <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Could we do it and add “and Staff”— <br /> <br />MR. THOMAS: Well, it could say something about the Director’s leadership of the department. <br /> <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Because the statute requires the Board to evaluate the Director—so by <br />definition, her job duties oversees the department, but I don’t know that qualifying it any <br />further—‘cause you’re not evaluating the staff, specifically, you’re evaluating the Director, right? <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yeah. <br /> <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: So, I think it would add more confusion by adding qualifiers rather than just <br />keeping it simple, because if they don’t understand, then they can ask a question—is probably <br />what they’re doing. I don’t think we’ve ever had any person ask any questions about what the <br />evaluation is about. So, I don’t think it’s necessary. I haven’t seen any— <br /> <br />SPEAKER: (Inaudible.) <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: And I’ll just clarify that this Cabinet, all of the Mayor’s directors, department <br />heads, agency heads—we all work very closely together. So, yeah, I’ll just qualify that—that <br />it’s—we regularly meet and discuss and address issues. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: I mean, the only other thing I could think of is to ask—and I’m just thinking <br />out loud now—ask for the Administration to encourage their Cabinet to complete the evaluation. <br />Have it come from the Managing Director since he’s responsible for the operations of the <br />departments—that’s the only thing I could think of. <br /> <br />MR. THOMAS: I like that. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: And I don’t know if they would want to do it, but— <br /> <br />MS. BOND: (Inaudible.) <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yeah, because—yeah. I mean, it could just be a little encouraging <br />statement. <br /> <br />MR. THOMAS: I mean, you both could sign it—directed from both of you—but including the <br />Managing Director as the main communicator as opposed to the Chair of the (inaudible). <br /> <br />Page 26 <br /> <br /> <br />