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COUNTY OF HAWAII '•• STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 57 11
RESOLUTION URGING MAYOR WILLIAM P. KENOI, IN CONJUCTION WITH THE
MAYORS OF KAUAI, MAUI, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU AND
THE GOVERNOR, TO NEGOTIATE A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICE AND
FIRE BARGAINING UNITS THAT GIVES THE COUNTY OF HAWAII THE
AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT A MINIMUM FIVE PERCENT WAGE REDUCTION
FOR PERSONNEL THAT WERE NOT SUBJECT TO THE FURLOUGH PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 -2011.
WHEREAS, Mayor William P. Kenoi joined other Mayors in the State of Hawaii
in successfully negotiating an agreement with the various public employee bargaining units
to incorporate 24 furlough days in the fiscal year 2010 -2011 operating budget for the County
of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, only certain employees of the County of Hawaii Police and Fire
Departments were required to take the two -day a month furlough that the majority of County
employees were subject to; and
WHEREAS, over the last four years the bargaining units of the Police and Fire department
employees received well - deserved pay raises amounting to 22% and 20% respectively, and a
determination was made to not furlough these essential public safety personnel during fiscal year
2010 -2011; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i's financial picture has not improved at the same rate as
the other three counties in the State of Hawaii, resulting in the deferment of expenditures into fiscal
year 2012 -2013 to achieve a balanced budget proposal; and
WHEREAS, in the proposed 2011 -2012 operating budget message submitted by Mayor
Kenoi on March 1, 2011, it states in part that "...we now contend with a $38.8 million shortfall." ;
and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii anticipates a $1.3 billion budget shortfall over the next
two years based on the March 29, 2011, estimates from the Council on Revenues, which may result
in reduced tax allotments from the State to the County creating the possibility of a significant
reduction in revenue for fiscal year 2012 -2013; and
WHEREAS, although the Council is seeking to reinstate the current furlough program in
the 2011 -2012 operating budget, it will not require the furlough of these essential police and fire
public safety personnel; and
WHEREAS, while the Council acknowledges and appreciates the dedicated service of the
police and fire employees whose quality is second to none, the dire economic realities facing the
County of Hawaii dictate that painful cuts must be made by all government employees, including
police and fire; and
WHEREAS, the administration is currently in negotiations with the police and fire
bargaining units and can during the course of those negotiations obtain an agreement that gives the
County of Hawaii the authority to implement a minimum five percent pay reduction in the fiscal
year 2011 -2012; and
WHEREAS, the savings of a five percent reduction in salary and wages could be utilized to
reduce the unprecedented $20 million plus in deferment of expenses slated for the fiscal year 2012-
2013 operating budget; and
WHEREAS, due to the collective bargaining format, only the four County Mayors and
Governor have the ability to meet with the various union leadership to give the County of Hawaii
the authority to implement a wage reduction; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that Mayor
William P. Kenoi, in conjunction with the Mayors of Kauai, Maui, and the City and County of
Honolulu and the Governor, is strongly urged to negotiate a master agreement that allows the
County of Hawaii the flexibility to implement a minimum five percent wage reduction for police
and fire employees that were not subject to the furlough program implemented in fiscal year 2010-
2011 by supplemental agreement pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statues, Section 89 -6(e).
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should the Mayors and Governor of the State of
Hawai`i be successful in negotiating a pay reduction greater than the five percent, the Hawai`i
County Council would follow and support said agreement.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Honorable Governor Neil Abercrombie, the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi,
the Honorable Mayor Peter Carlisle, the Honorable Mayor Bernard Carvalho, the Honorable Mayor
Alan Arakawa, and the Department of Human Resources.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 6th day of Ap r i ] , 2011.
INT ODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBEi 0 r OF HAWAII
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COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i BLAS X
FORD x
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA X
County of Hawai`i on April 6, 2011
ONISHI x
PILAGO X
ATTEST: SMART X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO x
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