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<br />minimum qualifications, you know, including what Eddie talked about, you know, being familiar with
<br />the public notice, public information process, okay.
<br />I would say that I agree with Roland that -, well, let me put it this way. I don’t think we need a 40-hour a
<br />week person at this point in time, but I would disagree with Marni that it’s like 19 or 19½. I wouldn’t
<br />like to start out that way, okay, because I think we’re going to add on, and I think it’s to the
<br />disadvantage of the person that we hire and to us if we just start, you know, at 19 and start increasing
<br />from there. What I would like to -, but I want to touch upon some, I guess, related stuff at this point,
<br />John, if that’s okay.
<br />RAY: Sure.
<br />YOSHIYAMA: So I checked with Civil Service Department downstairs as to what happened 10 years
<br />ago, and I’m not suggesting this, but 10 years ago, there was -, the Commission had a full-time
<br />secretary, okay. She was administratively assigned to the Mayor’s Office. If we do hire somebody, I
<br />suggest that we go that route, because it’ll save us time and money, because somebody else can do the
<br />paperwork as far as, you know, payroll and other stuff like that and we won’t have to be bothered with
<br />that. But in any case, administratively assigned to the Mayor’s Office. This person was a
<br />secretary/administrative assistant at an SR-20 pay rate, okay. I would say that’s too high for, I think,
<br />what we want, okay, because what the County has subsequently developed was a secretary to boards and
<br />commissions as a SR-18 pay rate, okay. I’ll just set that aside. And, by the way, this position is still
<br />within the Mayor’s Office. It is a vacant position, I checked with Rudy, but is not funded. And I’m not
<br />suggesting that we use it, I’ll just throw that out for your information.
<br />What we -, you know, so we’ve talked about some things like, you know, duties and responsibilities,
<br />knowledge and skills of the individual, and, you know, and Marni and I talked a little about -, she talked
<br />about, you know, this virtual office or something, electronic type office, and I agree somewhat but with,
<br />you know, like -, but I agree with Kevin that we need, you know, a central location for whatever
<br />information we have. But I’m also concerned with supplies and equipment. We’re going to, you know,
<br />have the need for supplies, and where are we going to keep it? Equipment, like a computer, you know,
<br />where is this computer going to be located and stuff like that? That’s why I’m suggesting that we do
<br />have a physical office but attach it to one of the County departments already. So, you know, hopefully,
<br />we don’t pay rent. You know, somebody else does our administrative paperwork for us and stuff like
<br />that, okay. I’ll stop there.
<br />RAY: Okay. John.
<br />SANTANGELO: Well, just to come back. We kind of went far afield, and I just want to make it clear
<br />where I’m coming from. The attorney and the secretary, I see that secretary working for us. The
<br />attorney’s going to build into his or her fees their responsibility. I don’t want them connected. That
<br />secretary shouldn’t be -. I don’t see that secretary working for that lawyer. That lawyer’s going to be
<br />dealing with a whole another set of tools. And so -, and I don’t have a problem with some of the things
<br />that Gary brought up either. But, and 18 is what, around 22? Is that what you’re saying? What’s the pay?
<br />YOSHIYAMA: SR-18?
<br />SANTANGELO: Yeah.
<br />RAY: Salary.
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