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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0140.052 2000-2002 $ : ~ ~ l , . ATE. James Arakaki, Chair, Hawaii County Council Janie Pakele, ®irector ~t June 5, 2001 ~6 County Council Meeting, June 0, 2001 dill 3~ (®raft 3) Comm. 140.49 ~°his is to inforrri you that due to a precious commitment with our computer consultant from ®ahu, I am unable to appear at the County Council hearing on June 2001 on the aforeal~lentioned communication. Please be informed that I stand on my testimony contained in Comm. 140.49. Please do not hesitate to call rrae if there are further questions. cc. Dixie Kaetsu, Managing ®irector 101~iliiarr~ ~akaba, finance ®irector CoYnm. No. ~ ~ ~ . File No. lief. ~io:,,ffi`~~:~~~~ e.®v~cece P~~ ~ ~ v°Ja~ r v N,~'~ i <Yy Harry Kim • ~ Janice A. Pakele ~/avor Director • w Oi•y1P~ ~.lxlil'[~~? II~ ~~7r~tt DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR CONTROL Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4261 (808) 961-8218 Fax (808) 961-8684 May 17, 2001 - Chairman James Arakaki Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Arakaki RE: Department of Liquor Control Budget Request Position No. 2114, Supervising Liquor Control Investigator We submit the following in response to a letter dated May I0, 2001, from Gary Yoshiyama, Division Chief from HGEA. The department does not have any objection to the reinstatement of Position No. 2114, which is an unfunded position. We request the retention of the administrative officer position. As aself-funded agency, our proposed budget intends to fund proposed expenditures. We confirm that the department has not yet completed its plan for reorganization, which must be submitted to and approved by Mayor Harry Kim prior to us proceeding with such plan. W e expect to submit this in FY 2001-2002. Your favorable consideration is appreciated. Very Truly, Janice A. Pakele Director cc. Mayor Harry Kim Ms. Dixie Kaetsu, Managing Director Liquor Commission Mr. Mike Ben, Civil Service Department Mr. Gary Yoshiyama, HGEA, Division Chief Mr. Ralph Boyea, HGEA, Union Agent hgea.5.01 Working 7'ogetbeer ~ LOCAL 152, AFL-CYO for d~catuaii Hawaii Government Employees Association 495 Manono Street, Hilo, Hawau 96720, Phone (808) 935-6841, FAX (808) 961-2437 May 10, 2001 MAY 14 20[~~ Chairman James Arakaki County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, HI 96720 Honorable Chairman Arakaki, Re: Department of Liquor Control Budget Request Deleting Position Number 2114, Supervising Liquor Control Investigator and creating a new Administrative Officer I was informed May 9, 2001 that the Department of Liquor Control submitted a budget request to delete a Supervising Liquor Cantrol Investigator position and to create a new Administrative Officer positian. I am requesting that the position of Supervising Liquor Control Investigator not be deleted and no action be taken to create a new Administrative Officer position at this time. In accordance with our Unit 03 and 04 collective bargaining agreements, the employer is required to consult with tb.e Union prior to implementing any major policy change affecting employee relations. This change is a reorganization within the Department of Liquor Control and constitutes a major policy change. Your attention is directed to the attached letter to Department Head Janice Fakele, dated April 12, 2001 in which we requested consultation. To date, consultation has not taken place. Ou ~d1ay q, 2401, we received a faX cagy of a Vlay i, 2001 lettet $~orn NIs. Pakeie confirming that the Liquor Control Supervising Investigator position has been deleted from the proposed budget FY 2001-2001, and although "we have included the position of Administrative Officer in the proposed budget FY 2001-2002 we have neither completed our review nor have we finalized the proposal". Finally, Ms. Pakele informed us that she is available to discuss our concerns. 3 The proposal to delete the Supervising Liquor Control Investigator will affect the reporting relationships within the Department. The loss of this position could adversely effect the Liquor Investigators ability to perform their functions. We have concerns about the safety of the Investigators when working in the field. We believe that these issues need to be discussed before a determination is made as to whether or not an Administrative O#~icer position o~ a Supervising Liquor Control Investigator position would help to alleviate those concerns. We request that you refer the Department's request back to the Department pending consultation with the HGEA. Should you have any questions, please call me at 935-6841. incerely, Gary Yos Division Chief ATTACHMENTS cc: Mayor Harry Kun Mr. Mike Een, Civil Service Department Ms. Janice Pakele, Department of Liquor Cozitrol Chairperson and Members, Hawaii County Liquor Commission