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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 133
Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4260 • (808) 961-8361 • Fax (808)3ft* l 961-8617
March 24, 1998
The Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chair
Members, Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Chairman Arakaki and Council Members:
RE: Status Report on Contract Negotiations
B.U. 13, professional and scientific employees, recently ratified the tentative
agreement reached with the public employer for the '97-'99 contract period.
The cost items for the tentative agreement will soon be submitted to the Council
for approval.
This leaves, for Hawaii County, with only B.U. 01, blue collar employees, without
any agreement, not only for the period '97-'99, but '95-'97 as well. While you
may have heard about contract ratification meetings taking place for B.U. 01, 1
can only say at this time that there has been no tentative agreement reached
with B.U. 01.
You may have heard also of the talk at the legislature about not funding cost
items that have been submitted to them for approval. Pending legislative
approval are the cost items for B.U.s 02, 03, and 04, and cost items for B.U. 13,
which will soon be submitted to them. If the legislature fails to approve the cost
items, the HGEA and the public employer will need to get back to the
bargaining table for more talks. (Note: the Council had already approved the
cost items for B.U.s 02, 03, and 04.)
The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) has submitted a
request to begin bargaining for B.U. 12, police officers, for a contract covering
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Members, Hawaii County Council
March 24, 1998
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the period 1999-2001. We are currently soliciting bargaining proposals from the
Police Department for this upcoming round of negotiations. Negotiations will
begin in late April or in May.
Please call me at 961-8361 if there are any questions.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Ben, SPHR
Director of Personnel