HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP GOREDC 020 2021/12/08 (2020-2022) REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS,
RELATIONS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DATE: December 8, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 509
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 10:33 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Governmental Operations, Relations, and Economic Development,to which
was referred Communication No. 509, reports as follows:
Transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, via Communication No. 509, dated November 16, 2021,
submitting for the Council's review and confirmation the re-appointment of Ms. Gabriella Cabanas
to the Merit Appeals Board.
Ms. Pomaika`i Bartolome, Executive Assistant to Mayor Roth, introduced Ms. Cabanas as a
lifelong resident of Hawaii and a retired County of Hawaii employee with 37 years of service
with the Department of Human Resources.
Ms. Cabanas was present and thanked the Council for the opportunity to continue supporting the
community. She also touched on the work the Merit Appeals Board did over the past year as well
as mentioning the important work coming up this year including the recruitment of a new Director
of Human Resources. Ms. Cabanas closed by thanking the Council in advance for their support on
her re-appointment.
Several Council Members praised Ms. Cabanas for her committment to fairness and understanding
of Human Resource issues. They also thanked her for her leadership on the Merit Appeals Board.
Committee Chair Kimball also stated her support for the re-appointment of Ms. Cabanas to the
Merit Appeals Board and said it was up to Ms. Cabanas if she would like to be present for the final
vote on her re-appointment on December 22, 2021.
If re-confirmed, Ms. Cabanas will serve a term to end December 31, 2026.
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Your Committee on Governmental Operations, Relations, and Economic Development is in
accord with the purpose and intent of Communication No. 509, and recommends confirmation
of the re-appointment of Ms. Gabriella Cabanas to the Merit Appeals Board.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG x
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
INABA x OPERATIONS, RELATIONS, AND
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X C
LEE LOY x FATHER L. KIMBALL, CHAIR
RICHARDS X GOREDC REPORT NO.: 20
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: DEC 2 2 2021