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1 MR. HIGGINS <br />2 rHR _ ONO - <br />Page 26 <br />Well, and also you could -- <br />It's Valentine's Day. <br />3 MR. HIGGINS: -- you can mention something -- <br />4 I think it was our very first meeting that we all <br />5 agreed that we wanted to pass something on to future <br />6 Salary Commissioners that could be used, could expedite <br />7 this decision-making on pay raises or, in the event of <br />8 a recession, actually freezing or reducing -- I mean, <br />9 I -- we talked about that; we want to leave something <br />10 for the next people to follow and make life easy for <br />11 them. And I think if you mention something like that <br />12 as well, they will get the idea that we're not just a <br />13 bunch of ringers in here voting yes on any pay raise. <br />14 CHR. ONO: I hear you. <br />15 Go ahead, Amy. <br />16 MS. SELF: I just want to make it very clear <br />17 as your attorney that nobody on this commission broke <br />18 the law. You complied with Sunshine Law. You complied <br />19 with the Charter. You did everything that you were <br />20 supposed to do under the Charter. So I wouldn't take <br />21 this personally. I think, you know -- I think a lot of <br />22 it had to do with the fact that the salaries were <br />23 stagnant for so long, for ten years, and that, you <br />24 know, finally when something happens, of course it gets <br />25 into the newspaper, you know, people show up at <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />