2012-03-05 Salary Commission Minutes

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Mr. Kimura was being paid A- 19(D). What was proposed was that Ms. Iboshi, when she assumed the role of Prosecutor, be paid at the same D level as Mr. Kimura, but the present law suggests that when a person takes the new position, it rolls back to step A. Mr. Takahashi interpreted it to mean that when a person steps in from First Deputy to Prosecutor that you don't have to roll it back to A, you can pay D; and Mr. De Lima is saying that's not what the law says. At the same time, he doesn't think she should get a salary decrease, so that's why he proposed C, so she still gets an increase but it's not to the full level that Mr. Kimura made. Vice Chair Lundkvist noted her previous comment that she doesn't see any reason Ms. Iboshi can't get the same salary as Mr. Kimura at A- 19(D). Ms. Iboshi stated that her current salary is $113,580. She stepped into the shoes of Mr. Kimura. She is here today to answer questions the Commission may have and let them know her background. The law is that the First Deputy steps into the shoes of the elected Prosecutor. It's in the Charter. The First Deputy is there side by side with the elected Prosecutor and has to do the work. Ms. Iboshi further stated the following: She's been in the Prosecutor's Office for over 31 years and will have had 32 years by the time she retires. She will be retiring in December of this year when the elected Prosecutor will be confirmed. That person, even if they have no experience, will get the same amount as what she's receiving now. She has been the First Deputy since 1992 and had been ready to step into the Prosecutor's shoes if it were vacated. With her today is the current First Deputy, Ms. Dale Ross, who has 26 years under her belt. They have three offices. No other Prosecutor's office has three offices covering a 4,000 square mile area. They have over 31 deputies, and they have to administer a staff of about 100. They also have a volunteer corps of at least 10 people who come into their office, so effectively there are about 110 people they supervise all the time. She thinks Chair Handgis is right, these are tough fiscal times, and she thinks she brings value to the job either as the First Deputy or the elected Prosecutor. While she doesn't like "tooting her own horn," she is going to let the Commission know what she has been doing for the past 30 years so that they are aware of it. Basically, they have three "legs of a stool" indicating what their prosecuting function is. Their mission is "the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney pursues justice with integrity (doing the right thing), and with commitment (with passion and the right way)." For those who know her, they know that she doesn't work a 40 hour week. She doesn't work a 50