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REPORT FT E
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: May 31, 2022 Re: Comm. No. 798/Res. No. 413-22
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 1:09 P.M.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance,to which was referred Resolution No. 413-22, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 413-22,transmitted by the Honorable Mayor Mitchell D. Roth via Communication No. 798
dated May 2, 2022, commits to funding the cost items agreed upon by the employers and the Hawaii
Government Employees Association Units 03, 04, 13, and employees excluded from those units for the
contract period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025.
The estimated costs over the four years of the new contract resulting from lump sum payments, across-
the-board increases, step movements, and increases to uniform allowances and overtime meal rates
would be $21,783,815.
Human Resources Director Waylen L.K. Leopoldino provided a brief summary of the funding.
Per Committee Member Aaron S.Y. Chung's request, Finance Director Deanna S. Sako confirmed for
the record that the County has the funds to accommodate these items.
Ms. Sako then confirmed for Committee Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder that Finance has budgeted
these increases for fiscal year 2022-2023. Ms. Sako also stated that in the event of a recession,the
County is still obligated to comply with these increases.
Pursuant to Section 89-10(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, all cost items relating to collective bargaining
shall be subject to appropriations by the appropriate legislative bodies.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 413-22, and
recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
INABA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ
KIMBALL x MATT KANEAL IJKEINFELDER, CHAIR
LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 158
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED:.- JUIN 1 5 2022