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QJNSIt OF kt+F COUNTY OF HAWAIIAHAWAPI 'tj��i Ni MOY�iT\\ RESOLUTION NO. 50" 22 RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS WARDED BY ARBITRATION TO HAWAII GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (HGE ) UNIT 15 AND EMPLOYEE EXCLUDED FROM THAT UNIT FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. WHEREAS, Sections 89-11 (e) and (g) of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes relating to collective bargaining require that in the case of a "final and binding" decision by an arbitration panel, "[a]II 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 is 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 15, HGEA; and WHEREAS, after hearing arguments from both employer and employee representatives, the arbitration panel concluded its hearings and on July 22, 2022, issued its decision; and WHEREAS, the total cost of the arbitration decision to the County of Hawaii is illustrated in the attached exhibits to this resolution; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the County of Hawaii over the four years of the new contract, as shown in the exhibits attached to this resolution, will be $914,437.