Comm No 0007.02 - Response from Salary Commission

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COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 98 18 30 (DRAFT 2) AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13- 28 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2016 EDITION), RELATING TO THE SALARY COMMISSION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Article XIII, section 13-28 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2016 Edition), is amended to read as follows: "Section 13-28. Compensation; Salary Commission. (a) The salary of all county elected officials and appointed directors and deputy directors of departments and executive agencies shall be established by a salary commission which shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council, in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4(b). The members may be removed in the manner prescribed in Section 13-4(b). (b) One member shall be a resident of each council district. In addition, the director of human resources and deputy director of human resources shall serve as ex -officio members of the commission in an advisory capacity. (c) The commission shall establish its rules of procedure, which shall provide that it meet at least annually, and adopt rules and regulations having the force and effect of law. (d) The commission shall review and compensate all county elected officials and appointed directors and deputy directors so that their total salaries and benefits have a reasonable relationship to compensation in the public and private sectors. The salary commission shall consult with those boards and commissions which have appointing authority for department heads. (e) At least thirty days prior to the approval of any salary adjustment, the salary commission shall: (1) Publish at least once in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation in the county a detailed account of its proposal, or proposals, including specific increases or decreases in both actual dollar amounts and percentages; (2) Hold at least one public hearing in either east Hawai`i or west Hawaii, provided that any public hearing shall be conducted using video conference technology to allow for public participation from both east and west Hawai`i; and (3) Submit copies of a detailed report of the commission's findings and conclusions used to develop its proposal, or proposals, to the office of the county clerk and the office of the mayor for public inspection. The public notice required pursuant to this subsection shall include notification that the report of the commission's findings and conclusions is available for public inspection at the aforementioned locations.