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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
West Hawai`i Civic Center, Bldg. A
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Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740
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DATE: February 14, 20185 IV--7;
TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Council.Chair
And Members of the Hawai`i County Council
FROM: Mai1e David, Council Member
Council District 6
SUBJECT: Presentation by the Hawai`i County Salary Commission
Attached is a one page "Background and Explanation Paper"handout for the oral presentation by
Hugh Ono of the Salary Commission scheduled before the Finance Committee on February 20,
2018.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Mahalo a nui loa.
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cc: Laura Murashige, Executive Assistant to the Chair
Donna Goodenow, Council Services
Jeanette Aiello, Council Services
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Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. Dote
Hawai°i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer
BACKGROUND AND EXPLANATION PAPER:
SALARY COMMISSION ACTION LEADING TO:
APPROVED SALARY CHANGES OF: THURSDAY,JANUARY 18,2018
ACTION°OCCURRING: DESCRIPTION OF ACTIONS:; ;": „ 'COMMENTS"OR`NOTES F;
*Quorum Finally in place *Effort to fill vacancies since February 2017.
*1st Salary Commission Meeting w/Quorum
*Wednesday,October 11,2017 * Hugh Ono&Florence Ikeda elected Chair and Vice Chair respectively.
EVENTS LEADING: *Friday,October 27,2017 *2nd Meeting-Testimony received;Informational Briefing by HR&Corp
Counsel.
*Monday,November 27,2017 *Discussion on Proposed Salary adjustments.
Approval of Priority A&B Position Salary Adjustments.
*Thursday,December 21,2017 * Salary Commission Meeting.-
*Thursday,January 18,2018 *Salary Commission Meeting in Hilo.
*What State Law Says? *As briefed by the Corporation Counsel.
LAW BACKGROUND: *Section 13-28:says"shall have a reasonable relationship to
*,What the County Charter Says?
compensation in the public and private sectors".
*`36 Positions under this Commission *Include:Elected,Appointed Department Heads and Deputies.
*Current.Salaries as of now available to *"Includes: Inversions`as.well as none earn Overtime.
Commission.
*Positions that are Salary Inverted. *Identified:By Position,-%of Inversion w/o Overtime Pay
*Recruitment at these levels negatively affected by" no interest".
*Positions w/Salary Inversions affected.
Particularly"Police"and"Fire"Departments.
*Salaries of Private Sector Equivalent *Provided to the Salary Commission.
Positions.
= Salaries of other"Count'CounterParts *Provided to theSalaryCommission:
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FACTS: *Salary Information of Collective *As provided by County of Hawaii Department of Human Resources.
Bargaining&Excluded Management;.
Positions provided.
*Regularly work long hours(well over 50-60 hrs per week)in the name of
*Testimony by Some professionalism.
Great Training for less experienced,and a great loss to the"Countyof
Hawaii when they leave because ofthe poor salaries.:, •
Response to questions by Salary Commission-there is a"provision for
*Finance Director-Funds are available on compensation adjustment"fund thatis intended for allSalary„Increases
1/18/18 and is available for the balance of this fiscal year.;
*Priority Established *A-Inversions; B-Long Time w/o.any Salary Increase;C Must be
addressed next.
*Tier I-Need immediate attention to correct inversion and other
deficiencies.
*Commission decides: Tier I&II *Tier II Need to address changes to these Salaries as changes to
Collective'Bargaining and Excluded Management occur in the future.
*Director testifies that once Salary Commission decides,thatis
considered final.
*County of Hawaii Finance *County of Hawaii has obligation to"make the pay adjustments by
adjusting the operating budget.
° *Salaries previously approved were determined to be too low and not
*Planning&HR Positions re-evaluated and comparable.
ACTIONS TAKEN: adjusted. On 12/21/17•to be comparable to other similar.Department Heads.
*Long discussion as to appropriate levels to set these salaries at.
*Differing opinions on the amounts of compensation for these positions.
In end,amounts set to consider the,demographics be between the
comparable positions of County of Honolulu,Kauai and Maui.
*Adequate salary levels are necessary to attract quality people for these
*Priority C Positions discussed&approved positions.
on January 18,2018 *Also noted that Public Works,Environmental Management&Planning
Positions require Professional Certifications as part of their minimum
qualifications,while others do not.These are County Charter
requirements.
*Some commissioners cited basic qualification differences between those
elected vs.non-elected/appointed positions.
*Salary Increases Approved. *6-2 Vote for Priority A&B Positions.
*Effective Date Approved. *8-0 Vote,effective date: January 1,2018.
APPROVAL:
*Planning&HR Positions re-approved *5-3 Vote on 12/21/17 with same effective date January 1,2018.
*Priority C Positions approved . *5-3 Vote on 1/18/18,effective date 3/1/18.