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COUNTY OF HAWAII -• ��' / •I STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 14 13 A RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE USE OF A PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE ON OFFICIAL COUNTY BUSINESS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2-101 (b) and (c), Hawai`i County Code, "(b) Rate. Employees who are excluded from the various bargaining units shall be paid the same rates provided for in negotiated contracts of bargaining units that these employees would have belonged to had they not been excluded. All other officers and employees of the County not covered by collective bargaining including County councilmembers and duly authorized volunteer police and fire personnel, shall be entitled to mileage reimbursement at a rate equal to the highest rate payable to any County employee in a bargaining unit." and "(c) Flat Monthly Allowance. The mayor may for the executive branch and the council chairman for the legislative branch authorize payment of monthly automobile allowance to any councilmember, officer or employee for the regular use of a privately owned automobile."; and WHEREAS, the current mileage allowance reimbursement is 55 cents per mile to council members, pursuant to Resolution No. 187-11; and WHEREAS, prior to Resolution No. 187-11, the mileage allowance reimbursement for each council member was $600 per month or the current per mile reimbursement; and WHEREAS, the council members should not be compelled to subsidize their jobs due to greater mileage requirements; and WHEREAS, it would appear fiscally prudent to continue to provide all council members mileage allowance reimbursement on a per mile basis for the use of a privately owned automobile on official county business; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that all council members on official county business shall be provided a mileage allowance reimbursement for the use of a privately owned automobile, pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2-101 (b), Hawai`i County Code. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the provisions of this resolution shall apply to the 2012-2014 Council term and take effect on February 1, 2013.