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Page 6 <br />1 Division. So even though there are a lot of <br />2 specialized fees, most of them still are allowed to be <br />3 used for, you know, labor costs as well. <br />4 MR. PAVAO: Mr. Chairman? <br />5 CHR. ONO: Go ahead, Milton, please. <br />6 MR. PAVAO: Yeah. Deanna, the financial <br />7 burden put on the County by the raises that we <br />8 increase, is that money coming from -- is that money <br />9 coming from things already allotted, or does it come <br />10 from a contingency fund? Where does it come from? <br />11 MS. SAKO: So, in this particular year, going <br />12 into this current fiscal year, fiscal year '18, all of <br />13 our bargaining unit contracts ended on June 30, 2017; <br />14 so we were in the process of negotiating new labor <br />15 contracts with all of our bargaining units. <br />16 At the time we did the budget, I believe it <br />17 was the firefighters association that had come out with <br />18 a settlement. And so we utilized that as a, you know, <br />19 example or kind of as a fair amount to -- for every <br />20 employee, and we applied that to all employees in the <br />21 County. So we put that in what we call a provision for <br />22 compensation adjustment. And, you know, we have to <br />23 look at that and make sure -- you know, there's no way <br />24 <br />to guarantee <br />that <br />there's <br />enough or not <br />enough, but we <br />25 <br />are done with <br />most <br />of our <br />negotiations <br />already. <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />