HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 138 Draft 03 1996-1998COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 138
Draft 3)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13-28, OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (1991), RELATING TO THE SALARY COMMISSION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The County Council finds that executive compensation should he 'de-
politicized' to the extent possible by placing the responsibility for setting salaries of executives with the
Salary Commission. In transferring the establishment of executive salaries from the County Council to
the Salary Commission, the Council also recognizes the need to encourage long-term careers in
government by attracting employees who seek career development. In addition, the public sector must be
competitive with the private sector in compensation. The Salary Commission would be able to foster
these objectives.
The other major amendment set forth in Section 13-28(b) would change the composition of the
Salary Commission from its current structure of six members from six geographical districts and three at -
large members to nine members from each of the respective nine county council districts.
SECTION 2. Article XIII, Section 13-28 of the Hawaii County Charter is amended to read as
follows:
"Section 13-28. Compensation; Salary Commission.
(a) [The salary of all county elected officials shall be established by a salary commission
which shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council, in the
manner prescribed in Section 134(b). The members may be removed in the manner prescribed in Section
13-0(b).] The salary commission shall establish the salary of all county elected officials- the managing
director deputy managing director, housing administrator. safety coordinator, band director. county
physicians county clerk deputy county clerk legislative auditor and department heads alone with the
deNly department heads of departments described in articles V through VII and article IX of this
charter.
(b) The commission shall consist of nine members[, six of whom shall be representatives of
the county geographical areas of Puna, Ka'a, Kona, Kohala, Hamakua and Hilo, and three of whom shall
be representatives of the county -at -large.] One member shall be appointed from each of the respective
nine county council districts In addition, the civil service director and deputy civil service director shall
serve as ex -officio members of the commission in an advisory capacity.
(c) The commission shall establish its rules of procedure, which shall provide that it meet at
least annually, and adopt rules and regulations having the force and effect of law.
(d) The commission shall review and [compensate all county elected officials so that their
salaries have a reasonable relationship to the salaries of civil service employees, given due consideration
for the duties and responsibilities of the officials] set the compensation far those persons identified in
subsectiont in d h zguQrallv accepted principles of pay and compensation for work
performed and preservation of a sensible relationship with the salaries of other county emolovees�
provided h having set the 1 for the mayor the salaries for all other positions set by the
SECTION 3. Following adoption of this amendment, the current members of the salary
commission will continue to serve their terms of office. As new appointments are made, any duplications
or lack of representation of a council district shall be corrected.
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and new material is underscored.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of
the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision.
SECTION 6. Upon adoption of this ordinance, this council, by appropriate resolution, shall
Provide that this amendment be submitted to the electorate of the county for approval at the next general
election.
SECTION 7. This amendment shall take effect upon its approval by the voters.
HAWAII
Hilo, Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
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REEtBENC,L Comm, 483.03
APPROVED AS TO FaAl —AND -t frALITY:
CORPORATION COUNSEL
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