HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 242 04/19/2004 2002-2004REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DA'I'S: April 19.2004 Rr. Comm. No. 576/Bill No. 256
PLACS: Council Chambers
TIMS: 9:06 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Ilawai'i County Council
}{ilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 256, reports as follows:
Bill No. 256, transmitted by Director of Finance William T. Takaba, via Conmmnication No.
576, dated April 1, 2004, adopts a pay plan for persons employed by the County other than those
whose pay is otherwise provided tor, designating payroll periods, pay days, prescribing
requirements with respect to official tidelity bonds, and repealing Ordinance No. 03-86 and all
amendments thereto, said Ordinance to be known as the Salary Ordinance of 2004.
"Fhe signiticant changes from Ordinance No. 03-86 arc as tbllows:
1) The deletion of Section "7.02(6) Office of Management in its entirety and renumbering
of subsequent items in Section 7.02. Classification action was taken to transfer the
Immigration Information Specialist position from the Office of Management to the
Information and Clerical Services Center, and to classify the position.
2) "Fhe addition of the Special Program Coordinator, SR-22 (B.U. 13) class of work as
item #8, and the subsequent renumbering of the items in Section 7.02(6) Ofice of
Housing and Community Development Office of Management.
3) The addition of Section 7.07 Department of Water Supply and the establishment of
the Student Helper 1 and Student Helper 11 classes.
Section 3-13, Hawaii County Charter, provides for the establishment of a pay plan for all
persons employed by the County whose pay is not otherwise provided for.
Bill No. 256. Draft 2 was referred to Your Committee, dated April 7.2004, from Council Chair
James Y. Arakaki, which adds one step to the compensation rates of the following exempt
Council staff positions: Executive Assistant to the Council Chairperson (EA), Council
Legislative Assistant (LR-1 ), Administrative Assistant to the Legislative Auditor (LS-2),
Personnel/Senior Account Clerk (LS-I ), Council Aides I, II, 111 (CA-1, CA-2. CA-3). Legislative
Auditor Assistant I and II (LA-I, LA-[1), and Legislative Auditor/Research Assistant Q.A-11).
Several personnel in the above positions have reached the top of the current compensation
schedule. 'I~he last step of the Fiscal/Program Review Auditor compensation has not been
reached. Also includes the compensation rate and pay grade of the Legal Specialist (a position
requested for in the proposed fiscal year 2004-2005 Operating Budget), which ranges from
$50,400 to $72,192.
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Some members of Your Committee requested a cost breakdown between the step movements.
Information is needed prior to the next Council meeting.
For informational purposes, Mr. Tyler voted kanalua twice.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 256, Draft 2,
and recommends it pass first reading.
SI11C
A1'F:5 NOES A&N: N:S
CHUNG X
SA FARM( X
ARAKAKI X
ELARIONOF'F X
HOLSCHUH X
JACOBSON X
REYNOLDS X
TULANG X
TYLER x
Respectfully submitted
ON FINANCE
AARON S.Y. CFRING, C
PC REPORT NO.
ADOPTED: MI