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Meeting:
January 6, 2010 - Council Meeting(30th Session)
Action:
Close File - January 6, 2010
Re: C-643/Resolution 284-09/FC-130
COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. ~~`~ ~~
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAYOR TO IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT A
ZERO-HIRING POLICY FOR THE REMAINDER OF FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010.
WHEREAS, Mayor Kenoi has predicted a $44.8 million budget deficit based on a $33.8
million less in projected revenues and $11 million more in projected expenses; and
WHEREAS, in a West Hawaii Today newspaper article dated September 16, 2009, the
Mayor stated "Going forward, there will be unprecedented cuts in every department" and further
states, "We need to transform government, become more efficient and provide a higher level of
quality service with fewer resources."; and
WHEREAS, continuing to add more people on the County payroll places an additional
burden on labor cost during a time that the Mayor is projecting a significant drop in County
revenues; and
WHEREAS, this added financial burden of hiring new county employees combined with
shrinking revenues may jeopardize funding for current County employee positions; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has placed over 100 employment advertisements
combined in both major island newspaper publications since January 1, 2009, as well as paying
for employment advertisement on the radio throughout this fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, labor cost and benefits represents approximately 70% of the operating
budget and azero-hiring policy for the rest of the fiscal year is a prudent measure to help control
labor and benefit costs, that if not kept in check, may result in the County resorting to increasing
real property taxes; and
WHEREAS, the conditions of this resolution shall not affect the current recruitment of
police officers and fire fighters, and allows for applicants in other departments due consideration
for future hiring should the County financial condition improve during the fiscal year 2010-2011;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Mayor is hereby requested to immediately implement azero-hiring policy for the remainder of
Fiscal Year 2009-2010.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that those applicants that are currently in the hiring
process be given due consideration should the County financial condition change during the
Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the conditions of this resolution shall not apply to
police and fire recruits that are currently and actively participating in the recruitment training
program.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi, the Director of Human Resources, and all
County of Hawaii Department Heads to immediately implement a zero hiring policy for the
remainder of the Fiscal Year 2009-2010.
Dated at , Hawaii, this day of
2010.
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1N ~ ODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
2
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ABS EX
ENRIQUES
FORD
GREEN WELL
HOFFMANN
IKEDA
NAEOLE-BEASON
ONISHI
YAGONG
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C- 64 3 / FC
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