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Home My WebLink AboutRES 609 Draft 01 2024-2026 • isd;°;V Os* COUNTY OF HAWAI`I + =i f'1•11 STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 1S09 26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS FOR THE FUNDING OF COST ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HAWAII GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION,BARGAINING UNIT 15,FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1,2025,AND ENDING JUNE 30,2029. WHEREAS, Section 10-11 of the Charter of the County of Hawai`i (hereinafter"the Charter")provides, in part,that"any contract,lease or other obligation requiring the payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year or of more than one fiscal year shall be made or approved by resolution"; and WHEREAS, Section 89-11 of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes,relating to collective bargaining,requires that, in the case of a"final and binding"decision made by an arbitration panel, "{a]11 items requiring any moneys for implementation shall be subject to appropriations by the appropriate legislative bodies and 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, in accordance with the provisions of Section 89-11 of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes, an arbitration panel heard from both employer and employee representatives for the Hawai`i Government Employees Association,Bargaining Unit 15; and WHEREAS,the arbitration panel issued its decision on July 1,2026,which included certain cost items, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof; and WHEREAS,the total estimated cost to the County over the four years of the new contract is $1,819,315, as shown in Exhibit A; now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the • cost items as shown in Exhibit A are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 10-11 of the Charter, sufficient funds shall be budgeted in later fiscal years to cover the anticipated obligations of the County under the terms of the agreement. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Diane T.Nakagawa,Director of Finance; and Sommer J. Tokihiro,Director of Human Resources. Dated at ,Hawai`i,this day of ,20_ • INTRODUCED BY: MATTHE KANEALI`I- A ELDER Council Me ,er BY REQUEST OF THE: Director of Finance COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Kilo,Hawai`i GALIMBA HUSTACE I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA County of Hawai`i on KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER KIERKIEWICZ ATTEST: KIMBALL ONISHI VILLEGAS Reference: C-971/FC COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. G°9 26 III II�a•II IIII �� 2 LRB 26-012 FIN County of Hawaii Bargaining Unit 15 Settlement Costs July 1,2025(FY26)through June 30,2029(FY29) Annual Affect on • Payroll Cost Base Pay Effect on payroll: Base pay at 6/30/25 $ 4,166,832 $ 4,166,832 FY26: 2.61%ATB effective July 1,2025 108,755 108,755 Lump sum payment effective July I,2025 2,000 Step Movement 7/01/25-6/30/26 46,326 63,90.0 Total payroll cost in FY26 $ 4,323,913 Base pay at 6/30/26 $ 4,339,487 Base pay at 6/30/26 $ 4,339,487 4,339,487 FY27: 2.49%ATB effective July 1,2026 $ 108,054 108,054 Step Movement 7/01/26-6/30/27 13,586 42,960 Total payroll cost in FY27 $ 4,461,127 Base pay at 6/30/27 $ 4,490,501 Base pay at 6/30/27 $ 4,490,501 4,490,501 FY28: 2.47%ATB effective July 1,2027 110,916 110,916 Step Movement 7/01/27-6/30/28 27,431 65,973 Total payroll cost in FY28 $ 4,628,848 Base pay at 6/30/28 $ 4,667,390 Base pay at 6/30/28 $ 4,667,390 4,667,390 FY29: 3.12%ATB effective July 1,2028 145,623 145,623 Step Movement 7/01/28-6/30/29 16,501 46,008 Total payroll cost in FY29 $ 4,829,514 Base pay at 6/30/29 $ 4,859,021 Less base pay at 6/30/25 (4,166,832) Increase to base pay due to this settlement $ 692,189 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29 Total (2025-261 (2026-27) (2027-281 (2028-29) FY26-FY29 Determination of total increase in cost due to proposed contract: Total payroll cost for fiscal year as per above calculations $ 4,323,913 $ 4,461,127 $ 4,628,848 $ 4,829,514 Less base pay at beginning of fiscal year 4,166,832 4,339,487 4,490,501 4,667,390 Total additional cost 157,081 121,640 138,347 162,124 $ 579,192 Add affect of prior year increase in base pay - 172,655 151,014 327,903 651,572 Total increased cost subject to fringe benefits 157,081 294,295 289,361 490,027 1,230,764 Certain fringe benefit costs(47.82%)* 75,116 140,732 138,372 234,331 588,551 Increased costs to be paid during fiscal years 2026-29 232,197 435,027 427,733 724,358 1,819,315 Vacation,sick leave and holidays(21%of total increased cost subject to fringe benefits) 32,987 61,802 60,766 102,906 258,461 Total increased costs $ 265,184 $ 496,829 $ 488,499 $ 827,264 $ 2,077,776 * Fringe benefits include estimates for overtime,premium pay,hazard pay,standby,temporary assignment, compensatory time,retirement system,workers'compensation,and unemployment compensation. Exhibit A