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Page 17 <br />1 MR. YOSHIMOTO: Good morning, Commission members. <br />2 Yeah, my name is J Yoshimoto, currently at deputy <br />3 corporation counsel, and here on vacation at this moment. <br />4 First of all, I want to thank each and every one of <br />5 you for your service to the public, to this Commission. <br />6 Please note that, as you know, this is a very important <br />7 function that this Commission serves. <br />8 What I heard just now from Jack and Craig I concur <br />9 with. The message is really simple to me. It's about being <br />10 fair to the people that serve the County. These are people <br />11 that -- positions that don't have any, really, bargaining <br />12 rights. So the Commission is the main vehicle in which to <br />13 appropriately compensate people. <br />14 So the message, I think, is really simple. I think <br />15 the Commission is on the right track, from what I just heard, <br />16 to fairly compensate the appointed people. And I also agree <br />17 that Maui is, I would say, the best example of what we would <br />18 need to, not need, but where we are at, as far as salary <br />19 composition. We should be there. I think that's a good <br />20 starting point. <br />21 You know, when you talk about the complexities of <br />22 the job, I think Craig mentioned that Civil Defense, they <br />23 have a multitude of issues, we all know. We're familiar with <br />24 volcanoes, with hurricanes, with floods, and things like <br />25 that. So you know, if you take that into consideration, I <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />