HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 369 03/25/1991 .... - REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Date: March 25, 1991 Re: Comm. 2388
Place: Councilroom
Time: 10 : 00 a .m.
Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution
No . 306-91, reports as follows :
The purpose of Resolution No . 306-91 is to amend the Salary
Ordinance as follows :
SECTION 8 . 01 Office of the County Council
Change one (1) position Senior Clerk-Typist SR-10 to
one (1) position Personnel/Senior Account Clerk SR-13
Create one (1) position Administrative Assistant to
the Legislative Auditor SR-16 .
Communication No . 2388 is from Legislative Auditor Harry Takahashi
dated March 14 , 1991, transmitting said Resolution No. 306-91,
program justification and organizational chart, wherein proposed
amendment of Salary Ordinance is rationalized.
Your Committee acknowledges that pursuant to Resolution No . 269-90
adopted January 15, 1991, nine (9) Council Legislative Assistant
positions were created. A Legislative Assistant was assigned to
each councilperson. Six of the nine new positions were filled by
reassigning Legislative Analysts from the Office of the Legislative
Auditor .
According to the Legislative Auditor, the redirection of staff
relieved his office from the responsibilities of servicing the
councilmembers and council committees . However, the drastic
reduction also limits the flexibility of the remaining staff as it
is not organized to function at a reasonable level to assist the
Council in its policy formation role.
Your Committee was further informed that the proposed reorganization
will structure the Legislative Auditor Office in a manner which the
Charter Commission originally intended; a body by which to conduct
Council investigation, review programs, budgets and operating
procedures .
FC REPORT NO. 369
ADOPTED: APR 3 1991
FC- 369 Page 2 March 25, 1991
According to the Legislative Auditor, the programs and services
presently offered by the County are very complex and far-reaching.
Thus, the Council has a greater need for research and review. The
proposed reorganization addresses the immediate needs of the
Legislative Auditor by incorporating more independence and
flexibility into existing staff positions . The proposed personnel
expansion will address the intermediate and long-term needs of the
office and will be phased in so that any duplications or overlaps
between the Legislative Auditor ' s program and the Council
Legislative Assistants can be minimized.
Attached as Exhibit A, for informational purposes only, is the
proposed reorganization for the Legislative Auditor ' s Office.
Presently, the Senior Clerk-Typist SR-10 is a non-civil service
position, as is the proposed SR-13 position. Although the
Administrative Assistant position is civil service, the proposed
change to Administrative Assistant to the Legislative Auditor SR-16
is not civil service.
Your Committee was informed that the proposed position changes, as
reflected in Resolution No. 306-91, will increase salary and wage
expenditures as follows :
Personnel/Senior Account Clerk - $338/month
Administrative Assistant to Legislative Auditor -
$266/month
The 1990-1991 fiscal budget is sufficient to accommodate proposed
changes . However, the increase will need to be considered and
budgeted for the next fiscal year.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the intent and purpose
of Resolution No . 306-91, whereby only the proposed change of the
present staff positions are requested and future reorganization will
need to be presented to the Council/ for approval, and recommends its
adoption. ,1
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EXHIBIT "A"
Organizational Chart
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
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LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT LAND USE-PLANNING PROGRAM REVIEW BUDGET-FINANCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES
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CL ,islative Analyst Legislative Analyst' Legislative Analyst, Budget Analyst] lAsst to L.A
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Legislative Analyst Legislative Analyst ( Budget Analyst! lPers. /Sr. Acct Cl.
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Legislative Analyst LSr. Clerk-Typist
IISr. Clerk-Typist
Red - Proposed Future Expansion