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JtZY OF-------- ., <br /> • <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> ATE OFNF'� <br /> BILL NO. 98 <br /> (DRAFT 2) <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13- <br /> 28 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER(2016 EDITION),RELATING TO THE <br /> SALARY COMMISSION. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Article XIII, section 13-28 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2016 Edition), <br /> is amended to read as follows: <br /> "Section 13-28. Compensation; Salary Commission. <br /> (a) The salary of all county elected officials and appointed directors and deputy directors of <br /> departments and executive agencies shall be established by a salary commission which <br /> shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council, in <br /> the manner prescribed in Section 13-4(b). The members may be removed in the manner <br /> prescribed in Section 13-4(b). <br /> (b) One member shall be a resident of each council district. In addition,the director of human <br /> resources and deputy director of human resources shall serve as ex-officio members of the <br /> commission in an advisory capacity. <br /> (c) The commission shall establish its rules of procedure, which shall provide that it meet at <br /> least annually, and adopt rules and regulations having the force and effect of law. <br /> (d) The commission shall review and compensate all county elected officials and appointed <br /> directors and deputy directors so that their total salaries and benefits have a reasonable <br /> relationship to compensation in the public and private sectors. The salary commission shall <br /> consult with those boards and commissions which have appointing authority for <br /> department heads. <br /> (e) At least thirty days prior to the approval of any salary adjustment, the salary commission <br /> shall: <br /> (1) Publish at least once in at least two daily newspapers of general circulation in the <br /> county a detailed account of its proposal, or proposals, including specific increases <br /> or decreases in both actual dollar amounts and percentages; <br /> (2) Hold at least one public hearing in either east Hawai`i or west Hawai`i, provided <br /> that any public hearing shall be conducted using video conference technology to <br /> allow for public participation from both east and west Hawai`i; and <br /> (3) Submit copies of a detailed report of the commission's findings and conclusions <br /> used to develop its proposal, or proposals, to the office of the county clerk and the <br /> office of the mayor for public inspection. <br /> The public notice required pursuant to this subsection shall include notification that <br /> the report of the commission's findings and conclusions is available for public inspection <br /> • <br /> at the aforementioned locations. <br />