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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0419.002 2008-2010DOMINIC YAGONG Council Member Council District 1 Mailing Address: (Farmer County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Hawai `i County Council Phone: (808) 96J-8264 Fax: (808) 96i-8972 Email.' dyagangaco.hawaii.hi.us Business Address: 333 KI/auea Avenue, Second Floor Ben Franklin Building Hilo, Hawaii 96720 County of Hawai `i c~ ;-~,-, c - ~- To: J Yoshimoto, Chair ; =' ~= And Council Members ~ •v ' From: Dominic Yagong, Council Member ~ .C =~ _" yam. -r ' . Date: July 7, 2009 `' ' © ~`~ c-~ Re: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 204-09 Attached please find proposed amendment to Resolution No. 204-09. The proposed amendments are in Ramseyer format, and a draft copy of Resolution No. 204-09, Draft 2, is attached. Amendments have been bolded in this transmittal for reference purposes only. The proposed amendments will correct formatting errors, and will add a "Be It Further Resolved" paragraph, as follows: "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, should the Salary Commission agree to revert the County Council's pav scale to the June 30, 2008 pav schedule, the recommended effective date of the pav reduction would be the first pav period following an official notification from the Hawaii County Salary Commission to the Director of Human Resources; and" DY:na Att. Comm. No. ~ ~ ~' Ref. To• Preceutoc~ Ref. Uote JUL 0 7 ~e~ Serving the /nterests ojthe People ojOur /sland Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII COUNTY SALARY COMMISSION TO REVERT THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL PAY SCALE BACK TO THE PREVIOUS COMPENSATION LEVEL PRIOR TO THE 22.14% SALARY INCREASE GRANTED ON APRIL 23, 2008, WHICH TOOK EFFECT ON JULY 1, 2008. WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Salary Commission submitted a pay package for the individual Hawaii County Council Members that resulted in a 22.14% pay increase; and WHEREAS, a letter dated April 23, 2008, from Mike R. Ben, Director of Human Resources, stated the pay increase would take effect on July 1, 2008; and WHEREAS, Hawaii County is facing extremely difficult economic times, as we recently passed the 2009-2010 Operating Budget, which included a nearly $50 million shortfall; and WHEREAS, Mayor William P. Kenoi has stated that all indications are that next year's Operating Budget will be even more severe and fiscally challenging than this past budget session; and WHEREAS, a 22.14% increase in Councilmembers compensation flies in the face of reason and common sense during these very difficult economic times; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council recently passed Ordinance No. 09-72, which adopted a status quo compensation package for non-bargaining County employees with no pay increases whatsoever; and WHEREAS, it is imperative that the Hawaii County Council show prudence and leadership when it comes to financial accountability; and WHEREAS, by law, only the Hawaii County Salary Commisiion can either increase or decrease compensation for elected officials; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council would be in no position to request that there be no pay increases for County of Hawaii union bargaining units in the upcoming negotiations without first leading by example; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council believes that the people of this County would agree that this sacrifice is needed to instill confidence in our fiscal prudence; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that it respectfully asks the Hawaii County Salary Commission to revert the salary compensation for all nine Councilmembers back to the previous levels, prior to the 22.14% increase; and "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, should the Salary Commission agree to revert the County Council's pay scale to the June 30, 2009 pay schedule, the recommended effective date of the pay reduction would be the first pay period following an official notification from the Hawaii County Salary Commission to the Director of Human Resources; and" BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi; Gerald Perkins, Chair, Hawaii County Salary Commission; the Director of Finance; and the Director of Human Resources.