2017-08-24 Letter to Chairwoman Poindexter and Members of the County Council re Cost Items, United Public Workers

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COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AGREED UPON BY THE EMPLOYERS AND THE UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS (UPW) UNIT 01 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT 01 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021. WHEREAS, Section 89-10(b) of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes relating to collective bargaining require that "[a]II cost items shall be subject to appropriations by the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, this section further requires that "the employer shall submit within ten days of the date on which the agreement is ratified by the employees concerned all cost items contained therein to the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to provisions of Section 89-10, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, after good -faith negotiations a settlement was reached between the employers and the UPW on behalf of Bargaining Unit 01, and the settlement was ratified by the membership of the bargaining unit; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the County of Hawaii over the four years of the new contract, as shown in the exhibits attached to this resolution, will be $11,651,117. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`1 that the cost items as negotiated and ratified with UPW, as shown on the attached exhibits, are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the funds necessary to pay the obligations under this agreement will be included in the operating budgets in FY2019, FY2020 and FY2021.