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COUNTY OF HAWAII • STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 5 8 11
A RESOLUTION URGING MAYOR WILLIAM P. KENOI, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE MAYORS OF KAUAI, MAUI, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
AND THE GOVERNOR, TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VARIOUS
EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNITS THAT ALLOWS THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
THE FLEXIBILITY TO CONTINUE THE CURRENT FURLOUGH PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTED IN THE 2010 -2011 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
2011 -2012.
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 include 24 furlough days in the fiscal year 2010 -11 operating budget
for the County of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, this difficult step was taken in response to a $44 million shortfall in
the County of Hawai`i's operating budget; and
WHEREAS, the inclusion of the furloughs saved the County of Hawaii
approximately $7,000,000 in salary and wage expenditures for fiscal year 2010 -2011; and
WHEREAS, in the proposed fiscal year 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 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, 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, due to ongoing collective bargaining discussion, furloughs were not
included in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2011 -2012, which resulted in an increase of an
estimated $7,000,000 in salary and wage expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the State and its Counties are currently in negotiations with the various
bargaining units and can during the course of those negotiations obtain an agreement to continue
the County employee furloughs for the County of Hawaii for the upcoming fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, continued furloughs would save the County approximately $7,000,000,
which 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 and negotiate the continued
inclusion of furloughs; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that
Mayor William P. Kenoi, in conjunction with the Mayors of Kaua`i, Maui, and the City and
County of Honolulu and the Governor, is strongly urged to negotiate a master agreement that
allows the County of Hawai`i the flexibility for the continuation of furloughs for fiscal year
2011 -2012 by supplemental agreement pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statues, Section 89 -6(e).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should the Mayors and Governor negotiate a
furlough or across the board pay reduction that will result in savings greater than those realized
by the furlough implemented in Hawai`i County in the fiscal year 2010 -2011, 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 April , 2011.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMB , C S TY OF HAWAI I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i 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
County of Hawai`i on April 6, 2011 X
ONISHI X
PILAGO X
ATTEST: SMART X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
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