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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-03 Letter to Aaron Chung and Members of the Hawai'i County Council re Cost Items, United Public Workers Bargaining Unit 01 and Employees Excluded from BU01Harry Kim Mayor May 3, 2019 Ctinutfg f 7,1. a of `l Wil Okabe Managing Director Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director ffixr of fire Alaver 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chairman, and Members of the Hawai`i County Council County of Hawai`i 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Dear Chairman Chung and Members of the County Council: SUBJECT: Cost Items, United Public Workers Bargaining Unit 01 and Employees Excluded from BUO1 In accordance with Section 89-10(b), HRS, attached for Council action is a resolution authorizing the appropriation in future fiscal years of funds to cover the negotiated increases to cost items agreed to between the employers and the United Public Workers (UPW) for Bargaining Unit 1 and employees excluded from Bargaining Unit 1, that resulted pursuant to Section 66.01 of the current UPW Bargaining Unit 1 agreement. These negotiated increases to the cost items that were originally submitted to Council, cover the remaining two years of the contract period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021. The cost items presented for your consideration are the result of additional across-the-board increases for bargaining unit 01 and employees excluded from that bargaining unit. Attached as an exhibit to the resolution is a schedule showing the total cost of these various increases over the remaining two years of the contract period. Due to the statewide implications of this matter and the lead time needed to implement these changes, we ask that this resolution be waived from the Finance Committee to the full Council meeting scheduled for June 4, 2019. Sincerely, l v� Harr Mayor Attachment — Resolution and Exhibit County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.