HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 716 Draft 01 2024-2026A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS FOR THE FUNDING OF COST ITEM ADJUSTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HAWAI‘I FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, BARGAINING UNIT 11,
AND CERTAIN OTHER EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT 11 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, on May 20, 2026, the Council adopted Resolution No. 550-26, approving certain cost items resulting from an arbitration decision issued under Section 89-11 of the Hawaiʻi Revised
Statutes for the Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association, Bargaining Unit 11, and certain other employees excluded from Bargaining Unit 11, for the contract period beginning July 1, 2025,
and ending June 30, 2029; and
WHEREAS, following the issuance of the arbitration decision, matters concerning the interest arbitration proceedings were brought before the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board; and
WHEREAS, the employer and employee representatives for the Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association subsequently reached a mutual agreement to resolve the outstanding matters pending before
the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board, resulting in cost item adjustments to be incorporated into the collective bargaining agreement, without affecting the final and binding nature of
the arbitration decision pursuant to Section 89-11(g) of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the addition of these cost item adjustments brings the estimated total cost for the County to $38,888,033 over the four-year contract period, as reflected in Exhibit A, attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference, representing an increase of approximately $13,595,173 over and above the amount previously approved by Resolution No. 550-26; and
WHEREAS, implementation of these cost item adjustments requires the commitment of funding in later fiscal years; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, pursuant to Section 89-11 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, the cost items as shown in Exhibit A, over and above the amounts
previously approved by Resolution No. 550-26, are hereby approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 10-11 of the Charter, sufficient funds be budgeted in later fiscal years to cover the anticipated obligations of the County under
the terms of the collective bargaining 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:
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MATTHEW KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
Council Member
BY REQUEST OF THE:
Director of Finance