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Page 14 <br />1 increase. That was from Guy Schutte, am I correct, the <br />2 letter ( SEE ATT. A) ? <br />3 MR. BRILHANTE: That's correct. And that specific <br />4 reference was to the fact that there was some discussion <br />5 regarding if we set a specific salary now, how would that -- <br />6 how would moving forward in the future affect the salary? So <br />7 we were trying to put some -- we had some discussion <br />8 regarding putting some placeholders, some benchmarks, so that <br />9 as we move forward in subsequent years, the salary gets <br />10 adjusted accordingly. <br />11 MR. FRATINARDO: So on line 17, you asked, <br />12 Mr. Brilhante: Can we afford it as a County? And <br />13 Mr. Morimoto said, Here's my next question: Can we afford it <br />14 now? <br />15 In the Charter, it doesn't say, as us being a <br />16 Salary Commission, whether we need to determine whether they <br />17 can afford it or not. It doesn't say may; it says shall. We <br />18 shall bring these salaries up to par with, as I understand <br />19 it, the most highest paid County employee. <br />20 MR. BRILHANTE: You know, that's a substantive <br />21 question, and I think it would be better addressed when we <br />22 have the discussion in the agenda as it relates to the <br />23 specific action of the Commission. <br />24 CHR. ONO: Thank you. May I say something here. I <br />25 see us getting off into a -- as the Chair, I see us getting <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />