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Page 20 <br />1 understanding that you're going to be there 24/7. And <br />2 I think this is a slippery slope. <br />3 You know, one of the things that you are <br />4 tasked with, one of the duties you're tasked with, is <br />5 setting the salary for the mayor, and I think it's just <br />6 unconscionable that we're going to say, "Okay, now <br />7 there's a disaster, so now we're going to pay the mayor <br />8 time -and -a -half for overtime for those type of <br />9 situations" -- or anybody, Department of Public Works. <br />10 And what constitutes a major disaster? Who <br />11 is going to be making that determination? I think <br />12 there's a lot of ambiguity with this. <br />13 And there's other avenues, other courses of <br />14 action, which historically department heads, deputies, <br />15 you know, have utilized in the past when it comes to <br />16 reimbursement. Although they don't get time -and -a -half <br />17 for the hours they work, oftentimes the mayor can grant <br />18 administrative leave to a department head or a deputy <br />19 when they see that they have put in a lot of hours at <br />20 the EOC. <br />21 I think when we're looking back -- and I <br />22 understand the rationale and the reasoning for this is <br />23 really situated -- or it follows the eruption event <br />24 that we recently had, but that's a very unique <br />25 situation. That is not something that happens often. <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />