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JAMES Y ARAKAKI L~~~%~e, Phone: (808) 961-8272
Ckairman tf Presiding Officer E. FAX: (SOS) 969-3291
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COUNTY COUNCIL ' ` _ '
County of Haeoaii
Hawaii County Building C~~;.,,
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Februazy 20, 1998
TO: Council Members
FROM: James Y. Arakak' air
RE: Bill 138, Draft 5
Relating to Salazy Commission
As amended on the floor at the February 18, 1998, Council Meeting, I am transmitting Bill 138,
Draft 5 relating to the Salary Commission. Draft 5 changes the requirement ofthree-quarters
vote to two-thirds vote of the entire Council in order to reject the Salary Commission's salary
schedule.
A ramseyer version containing strikeout for the deletions and redline for the additions is also
provided.
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DRAFT 4 TO DRAFT 5 RAMSEYER VERSION BILL 138
D C~1:;~T~iC A~~iTilll\/ Ci TI]TiI T`l1T LT_TIT:T T`TT/lAI Draft 5
AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13-28, OF
THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (1991), RELATING TO THE SALARY COMMISSION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Article XIII, Section 13-28 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended to read as
follows:
"Section 13-28. Compensation; Salary Commission.
(a) [The salary of all county elected officials shall be established by a salary commission
which shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council, in the
manner prescribed in Section ] 3-4(b). The members may be removed in the manner prescribed in
Section 13-4(b).] The salary commission shall establish the salary of all county elected officials. the
managing director. deputy managing director. housing administrator, safety coordinator. band
director. county~hvsicians. county clerk. deputy county clerk. legislative auditor. and department
heads alone with depsaty department heads of departments described in articles V through VII and
article IX of this charter.
u Anv action of the commission establishingShe salaries and salaryschedules shall be
by resolution accompanied by_findings of fact The resolution and finding$ of fact shall be
forwarded to the mayor and the council. and shall take effect without their concurrence sixty calendar
¢,gys after its a~gption by the commission unless rejected by
a~arters two-thirdsvote of the
council's entire membership The council may_reiect the entire resolution or anyportion thereof
([b]c) The commission shall consist of nine members[, six of whom shall be representatives
of the county geographical areas of Puna, Ka' u, Kona, Kohala, Hamakua and Hilo, and three of
whom shall be representatives of the county-at-large]. One member shall be pointed from each of
the respective nine county council districts. In addition, the civil service director and deputy civil
service director shall serve as ex-officio members of the commission in an advisory capacity.
Qc]d) The commission shall establish its rules of procedure, which shall provide that it meet
at least annually, and adopt rules and regulations having the force and effect of law.
([d]g) The commission shall review and [compensate all county elected officials so that their
salaries have a reasonable relationship to the salaries of civil service employees, given due
consideration for the duties and responsibilities of the officials] set the compensation for those
persons identified in subsection (al in accordance with eg nerall~ceQted principles of ~ and
compensation for work performed and preservation of a sensible relationship with the salaries of
other county employees: provided that once having set the salary for the mayor. the salaries for all
other positions set by the commission shall not exceed 95% of the mayor's salary"
SECTION 2. Following adoption of this amendment, the current members of the salary
commission will continue to serve their terms of office. As new appointments are made, any
duplications or lack of representation of a council district shall be corrected.
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and new material is underscored.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance, or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision.
SECTION 5. Upon adoption of this ordinance, the council, by appropriate resolution, shall
provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of the county for approval at the next
general election.
SECTION 6. This amendment shall take effect upon its approval by the voters.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 151 Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading
Date of 3`d Reading:
Effective Date: 483.08
KtEERENGE: Comm.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CORPORATION COUNSEL
DATE:
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