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i to°4 r®waa;°hyo ATE OP•µA� i I COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION . 4:14 22 RESOLUTIONITING TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AWARDED BY ARBITRATION TO HII FIRE FIGHTERSASSOCIATION (HFFA) UNIT 11 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. WHEREAS, Sections 89-11 (e) and (g) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to collective bargaining require that in the case of a "final and binding" decision by an arbitration panel, "[all items requiring any moneys for implementation shall be subject to appropriations by the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, these sections further require that the employer "... shall submit all such items within ten days after the date on which the agreement is entered into as provided herein, to the appropriate legislative bodies"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to provisions of Section 89-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Union and Employer positions were heard before an arbitration panel for BU 11 HFFA; and WHEREAS, after hearing arguments from both the Union and the Employer, the arbitration panel concluded its hearings on January 14, 2022; and WHEREAS, the panel issued its majority decision on April 25, 2022 indicating the Union panel member's concurrence and the Employer panel member's dissent with the panel chairperson's decision; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the County of Hawaii over the four years of the new contract, as shown in the exhibit attached to this resolution, will be $16,267,480. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAFI that the cost items included in the conclusions of the arbitration panel for HFFA negotiations, as shown on the attached exhibit, are hereby approved.