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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0418.000 2022-2024 • Mitchell D. Roth o�+t. sir. •"�q; Deanna S. Sako Mayor ° ,i,t;:' ` Director i1 11-Amour `4 Diane Nakagawa .. _: Deputy Director County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 August 16, 2023 .�� t. a C"> 7,7 Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Re: Resolution for multi-year employment contracts Enclosed is a resolution authorizing the payment of funds for more than one fiscal year, for multi-year employment contracts, for the Planning Department. These employment contracts will be executed for four years to continue the delivery of recovery efforts from the 2018 Kilauea Eruption,and which are subject to the continued availability of disaster recovery funds provided to the County. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Douglas Nam Le, of the Planning Department at 961-8174. Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: Planning HR cRf 2. kir"23) Comm. Not. , 4( U Ref.To: : ru Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ProvideiRef. Date AUG 2 2 2023 • Form#: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Planning DATE: 07/27/2023 STAFF CONTACT: Douglas Nam Le PHONE: 961-8174 A. REQUEST: Requesting a resolution to authorize the County to enter into multi-year employment contracts (HCC Section 10-11)to deliver the recovery efforts from the 2018 Kilauea Eruption. These employment contracts will be funded with disaster recovery sources available to the County. The contract employees will work across the County and with community and other government partners. The employment contracts are for the following positions: Disaster Recovery Officer; Recovery and Redevelopment Manager; Recovery and Redevelopment Assistant; Disaster Recovery Communications Specialist; Disaster Recovery Program Coordinator; Manager for Disaster Recovery Community Engagement and Collaboration; CDBG-MIT Project Specialist. Reso. 263-19 initially authorized contract employment for these positions for four years. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): • The County's Kilauea Recovery and Resilience Plan establishes strategies and activities to coordinate recovery efforts in response to the impacts of the 2018 Kilauea Eruption. The Disaster Recovery Division of the Planning Department was created to host County positions, recruited through employment contracts, responsible for administering these recovery grant funds and programs. Recovery requires dedicated, yet evolving teams to coordinate governmental and community stakeholders, and support implementation of interim and long-term strategies.To support Kilauea eruption recovery efforts, it is anticipated that temporary personnel will be hired as needed and over the course of administering funded recovery projects and programs. These multi-year employment contracts are authorized under HRS §127A-12(c)(7)and §76-77(10). These authorities to hire provide for expediency and adaptability in scoping responsibilities and adjusting the size and make-up of the team as recovery moves through various phases. DumIa,s - + ,r--cYV1n5 VL0 p ros SIGNED: (?) - DATE: Z 3 Department Head