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<br /> Honolulu City Council Meeting, Dec. 11, 2013.
<br /> Honolulu's Salary Commission is recommending raises of 8 percent for many of the city's top officials–a rate
<br /> that's almost five times the annual inflation rate.
<br /> That might seem like a steep increase, but for many of the positions—such as the police and fire chiefs and
<br /> Honolulu City Council members—salaries would still lag far behind those of their counterparts in mainland cities Create an account or Log In to see
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<br /> In San Francisco,where the cost of living is comparable to Honolulu,the chief of the Fire Department earns a base != Pays$30K
<br /> salary of$301,561. Honolulu's fire chief currently makes about half of that. 7 people recommend this.
<br /> Similar) San Francisco's topcopearns$305,594. Honolulu'spolice chief earns$151,632. Man FOCUS:Meet Vladmit Berzansky,The
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<br /> It isn't just a question of San Francisco being a wealthy city. Even in Detroit—a city of about 700,000 people that
<br /> filed for bankruptcy in 2013—the police chief earns nearly$100,000 more than his Honolulu counterpart. Withholding Police Disciplinary Records
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<br /> The salaries are independent of other compensation—such as pensions,other benefits and perks—which can
<br /> vary greatly between cities, but Honolulu's Salary Commission doesn't factor such things into its
<br /> recommendations.
<br /> The commission must still give final approval to the proposed raises later this month, before sending them to the Facebook social plugin
<br /> City Council for consideration.The salary increases, if approved,would also apply to the mayor and his managing
<br /> directors,department heads,the prosecuting attorney and his deputies,the medical examiner and the Royal ©` ' •• r u
<br /> Hawaiian band director.
<br /> Sara Buehler,the commission's chair, said numerous factors went into determining the new salary
<br /> recommendation,including the cost of living on Oahu, inflation,the position's scope of responsibilities, and ATT. B
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