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MR. OMONAKA: That is collective bargaining, <br /> Mr. Chairman. . . <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Employees are covered under <br /> collective bargaining, but officers are not. <br /> I just wondered what the effect of it would <br /> be if we just left it as is. <br /> CHAIRMAN SAKATA: On Subsection (e) it says <br /> that "Recommend to the council a pay plan for all officers and <br /> employees of the county or any of its boards and commissions. " <br /> On boards and commissions, I think boards and commissions don ' t <br /> get paid, you know. Regular commissions, executive areas do, <br /> I see. Is there any other discussion? Do you want to leave <br /> it as such. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I don ' t know. Legal counsel , can <br /> we just leave it as it is? Does the phrase "otherwise provided <br /> for" take care of all exemptions, those inapplicable individuals? <br /> MR. ODA: What is the specific concern? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Just whether the collective <br /> bargaining thing. . .I just thought that something came up, some <br /> testimony concerning this provision. I wasn ' t sure what it <br /> was. If nothing came up, then I don ' t see anything wrong with <br /> it. And, I assume the collective bargaining provision is. .it <br /> really makes no difference. <br /> MR. CADINHA: There was something that came up <br /> that I recall, I think from the West Hawaii Committee with <br /> reference to all elected officials that before they could have <br /> a raise it was suggested--I believe it was Frank Zuzak who <br /> suggested that it be thrown out to the public the same way they <br /> suggested we handle the general obligation bond float. That is <br /> the only thing I can recall . <br /> MR. ISHIDA: I know what it was that was <br /> bothering me. What was bothering me was recommend to the council <br /> a pay .plan. Does that effectively take this recommendation power <br /> away from the council? Can the council adopt a pay plan in the <br /> absence of a recommendation by the mayor? <br /> MR. ODA: That ' s an executive function, right? <br /> It ' s not a legislative function. Only adoption is. It has to <br /> be initiated by the administration. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Otherwise, the council, on its own, <br /> cannot bring it up? <br /> MR. CADINHA: Mr. Chairman. I have a question <br /> of the rest of this commission. Why do we need a managing <br /> director? Can anybody give a good reason? Because under an <br /> organizational chart you have an elected mayor who, theoretically, <br /> is an administrative mayor and not a glad-hander. And, reporting <br /> to him is a managing director, so it ' s a one on one reporting <br /> -10- <br />