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495 Manono Street
- Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4422 L-^IC ~noni ~JE ' ~ - Hawaii Government Employees Assouatlon
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May 31, 2007
Honorable Pete Hoffman, Chairman
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 209
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Chairman Hoffinan:
Regarding:
Resolution 186-07 - "Committing to funding the cost items agreed upon
by the Employers and the Hawaii Government Employees Association
(HGEA) Units 02, 03, 04, 13 and Employees excluded from those Units
for the contract period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009."
I am writing on behalf of over 6000 HGEA members living in Hawaii County.
We thank you for your support of Resolution 186-07 at the Finance Committee. We
request your continued support and the continued support of your fellow County Council
members in the passage of Resolution 186-07 by the Hawaii County Council.
The HGEA initiated the negotiation process for the 2007-2009 Agreements in the
Spring of 2006. We proceeded through negotiations, impasse and even arbitration
hearings on behalf of all of our bargaining units before reaching final negotiated
settlements for Units 02, 03, 04, and 13. Those settlements were all agreed to by the
Employer of each jurisdiction, including Mayor Kim. All of the settlements were ratified
by, in excess of, 95% of our voting members. We respectfully request that you pass
Resolution 186-07 committing to the funding of the agreed upon cost items for the Unit
02, 03, 04 and 13 agreements. °
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Hawai' ivision Chi GEA
Ce: Councilman Dominic Yagong Councihnan Donald Ikeda
Councilman J Yoshimoto Councilman Stacy Higa
Councilwoman Emily I. Naeole Councilman Robert Jacobson
Councilwoman Brenda Ford Councilman Angel Pilago
Mayor Harry Kim Z