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Page 20 <br />1 creation of the Salary Commission goes back to the <br />2 '90s, then we had specific amendments in the early <br />3 2000s. And I had an opportunity to just do my own <br />4 historical, you know, investigation, looking back, and <br />5 I talked to several of the council members. <br />6 We were fortunate that one of the <br />7 Council members actually was serving on the council back <br />8 then, Aaron Chung. So I had a chance to talk to him, <br />9 <br />and, you know, <br />he <br />was pretty <br />much <br />involved <br />with those <br />10 <br />amendments at <br />the <br />time. And, <br />you <br />know, he <br />recalled <br />11 that one of the driving factors for the creation of the <br />12 Salary Commission was the fact that the pay of the <br />13 department heads and deputies became so politicized, <br />14 what was happening was the mayor at the time, whoever <br />15 it was, whether it be Yamashiro, Bernard Akana, <br />16 Dr. Carpenter, or, you know Matayoshi, going all the <br />17 way back, in order for them to increase raises or <br />18 increase salaries of their department heads, they had <br />19 to submit a formal proposal to the county council. And <br />20 it became a political hot potato. If the county <br />21 council was a favorable county council to the <br />22 administration, raises went forward. If the county <br />23 council maybe was somewhat adverse or they had, you <br />24 know, some issues back and forth with the mayor, then <br />25 the raises got denied. So, the mayor at the time or they <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />