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REPORT OF THE • <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: February 6, 2001 Re: Comm.No. 68/Res.No. 25-01 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> TIME: 10:30 A.M. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance,to which was referred Resolution No. 25-01, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No.25-01, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, via Communication No.68, dated <br /> January 12, 2001, commits to funding the cost items awarded to the Hawai`i Fire Fighters <br /> Association (HFFA) by arbitration, affecting Fire Fighters in Bargaining Unit 11 for the contract <br /> period July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2003. <br /> The estimated cost to the County of Hawai`i for negotiated cost items including adjustment to <br /> wages, overtime and meal allowances will be $3,182,095. Additional adjustments such as <br /> employer's contribution to the Employee Retirement System, vacation, holiday, and sick leave <br /> reparations will increase the total cost to $4,115,804. The operating budget for Fiscal Year 2002 <br /> and Fiscal Year 2003 will include a provision for these adjustments. <br /> Pursuant to Section 89-11(d) of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes relating to collective bargaining, <br /> the employer must submit all cost items resulting from binding arbitration within ten days after <br /> the date on which the agreement is entered into the appropriate legislative bodies. <br /> Some members of Your Committee expressed budgetary concerns as to how the county will <br /> finance the added cost without raising taxes. <br /> For informational purposes, Mr. Tyler voted kanalua then no. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purposes and intent of Resolution No. 25-01 <br /> and recommends its adoption. <br /> smc <br /> AYES NOES A&E EX <br /> Respectfully submitted <br /> CHUNG X <br /> PISICCHIO X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> ARAKAKI X <br /> ELARIONOFF X <br /> CO-D- Cy <br /> JACOBSON X <br /> LEITHEAD-TODD X <br /> SAFARIK x AARON S.Y. CHUNG, CHA R <br /> TYLER X . FC REPORT NO. 16 <br /> YAGONG X ADOPTED: FEB 2 2 2001 <br />