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Murashige, Laura
From: Hugh Ono <hono@hawaii.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2018 5:44 AM
To: Council Testimony:
Subject: 'Bill 98, Draft 2 Written Testimony
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Attachments: TestimonyHYOBil[98Draft2.pdf
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BILL 98, DRAFT 2 —TESTIMONY
Wednesday,.April 11, 2018
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Submitted by Hugh Y Ono, as an individual public citizen of the County of Hawaii*
*Note: This Testimony is not as a member of the County of Hawaii Salary Commission.
Submitting written testimony suggesting that the language already amended by Bill 98, Draft 2 be further amended as
shown below.
These additional requirements should make the future Salary changes by the Salary Commission clearer for all future
changes to include public & political involvement as well as better reconciled with the County of Hawaii's annual
budgets.
(e) Prior to the start of any new fiscal year or no later than the last calendar day in February of each fiscal year <+"
>_, the salary commission shall:
(1) Submit its recommended salary changes, if any, to the Administration to be included in the next annual
budget. (°the intent rs.o cx/lor�v arysalaryadjustments:by the salary commission t `�be.nluded.ir the an..nual budget)
(2) Prior to any action taken in subsection (1) above, the following requirements shall be met:
(a) All recommended salary increases or decreases shall be published at least once in at least two daily
newspapers of general circulation in the county a detailed account of its proposal, or proposals,
including the specific increases or decreases in both actual dollar amounts and percentages;
(b) Hold at least one public hearing in either east Hawai'i or west Hawaii, provided that any public
hearing shall be conducted using video conference technology to allow for public participation from
both east and west Hawaii and
(c) Submit copies of a <deta+led> report of the commission's findings and conclusions used to develop
its proposal, or proposals, to the office of the county clerk and the office of the mayor for public
inspection.
The public notice required pursuant to this subsection shall include notification that the report of the
commission's findings and conclusions is available for public inspection at the aforementioned locations.
(d) The salary adjustments shall also be submitted to both the mayor and county council for their
review, comment and feedback.
(f) Any adiustment that increase or decreases any salary by more than ten percent shall require an affirmative vote of
two —thirds of the entire membership of the salary commission."
(e) All salary adjustments shall have an effective start date of July 1 of the new fiscal year immediately preceding the
salary commission's actions.
Submitted by:
Hugh Y Ono, P.E.
455 Ekela Street
Hilo, HI 1 I�'�
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Phone: 959-1342
Email: hono@hawaii.rr.com
Hugh Y Ono, P.E.
HYO Engineering Management
455 Ekela Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Email: hono@hawaii.rr.com
Phone: 808-989-3819 cel