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• <br /> • <br />• <br /> RATIONALE FOR SALARY COMMISSION'S <br /> PROPOSED' CHARTER AMENDMENT <br /> —Provides uniform method for setting salaries of elected' o££ici,als.'.. . <br /> • <br /> • <br /> -At present the-Salary Commission sets salaries of Council chair. and <br /> Council members. • <br /> -Amendment extends this authority to setting salaries for Mayor and <br /> Prosecuting. Attorney. <br /> • . -Amendment allows for confirmation of SalaryCommission�. members by the County <br /> Council. ' <br /> -Lessens the political process for official salary setting to •some extent. <br /> . -Mayor would no longer need to propose a pay adjustment. for himself, but <br /> only .for his cabinet level personnel. <br /> • <br /> -Treats all, salaries for elected officials equally. •(Sal•a•ry •for 'any <br /> elected official is not subject to the approval of another. ) <br /> • -salaries will be set by salary Commission whose members are • <br /> • appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the County Council. <br /> • <br /> -salary setting will be done by a salary Commission whose task will • <br /> be to ensure thorough study and analysis of data before setting <br /> elected officials' salaries. <br /> • -Precedent for this kind of salary setting has beenestablishedbythe • <br /> City and County of Honolulu and Maui County. For reasons just cited, <br /> this method is preferable than our exiting method of salary setting. <br /> Doc. Id. 2659G <br /> From: Salary Commission <br /> 03/07/90 <br />• <br /> • <br /> EXHIBIT A • <br /> • <br /> (1 page) <br /> • <br /> 828 • • <br />