2017-11-16 Ltr to Valerie Poindexter re: SHOPO BU 12 and Employees Excluded from that BU

Home

COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AWARDED BY ARBITRATION TO SHOPO BARGAINING UNIT 12 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT 12 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021. WHEREAS, Sections 89-11(e) and (g) of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes relating to collective bargaining require that in the case of a "final and binding" decision by an arbitration panel, "[a]II items requiring any moneys for implementation shall be subject to appropriations by the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, these sections further require that the employer "...shall submit all such items within ten days after the date on which the agreement is entered into is provided herein, to the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to provisions of Section 89-11, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Union and Employer positions were heard before an arbitration panel for BU 12, SHOPO; and WHEREAS, after hearing arguments from both employer and employee representatives, the arbitration panel concluded its hearings and on November 7, 2017, issued its decision; and WHEREAS, the total cost of the arbitration decision to the County of Hawai'i is illustrated in the attached exhibits to this resolution; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the County of Hawai'i over the four years of the new contract as shown in the exhibits attached to this resolution will be $19,895,686. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the cost items included in the conclusions of the arbitration panel for SHOPO negotiations, as shown on the attached exhibits, are hereby approved.