HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-08-15 Salary Commission Agenda
Harry Kim
George W. Campbell
Mayor
Chair
Thomas E. Fratinardo
Vice-Chair
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Ex-Officio Member
County of Hawai‘i
Salary Commission
Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
(808) 961-8361 Fax (808) 961-8617
A g e n d a
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m.
County Council Chambers-Hawai‘i County
Building
25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
I. Call to Order
II. Statements from the Public on Agenda Items
III. Approval of Minutes
o May 16, 2019
o June 27, 2019
IV. Communication(s):
None.
V. New Business (for discussion and appropriate action)
None.
VI. Unfinished Business (for discussion and appropriate action)
1. Review of existing compensation plan to include discussion and consideration on
proposals for adjustments to future salaries of executives and elected officials
beginning July 1, 2019. Discussion may include:
A. Salary Commission’s Plan, as amended, regarding a schedule concerning
J. A. Greenbaum, Nelson H. Harano, James W. Higgins,
Florence K. Ikeda, Benson P. Medina, Milton Pavao, P. E. Members
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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future salary adjustments (increases, decreases, or no change). The objective
of the Plan is to secure the best available information toward considering and
deciding on possible future salary adjustments by consulting and inviting the
various County departments and board/commission representatives, including
input and available information by the Department of Human Resources.
B. Update by Human Resources Director William V. Brilhante, Jr., concerning
collective bargaining agreements.
Postponed: March 7 and May 16, 2019
C. Executive Salary Jurisdiction Comparisons: Compares the salaries
comprising of similar positions between the various state departments, City
and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi County, Maui County, and Kauaʻi County
(as of July 26, 2019).
D. Briefing by Human Resources Director William V. Brilhante, Jr., concerning
the State’s Executive Pay Plan (sets forth a pay schedule for salary increases
for the legislative and executive branches).
E. Briefing by Human Resources Director William V. Brilhante, Jr., concerning
salaries and compensation packages of the private sector businesses in
Hawaiʻi, which may include economic growth projections and current
businesses in operation.
F. General discussion concerning salary inversions, which may include lump
sum payments, payments to the Employee Retirement System (ERS), and
calculations/percentages for the next few years regarding anticipated
wages/salaries, ERS, and benefits.
VII. Opportunity for Commissioners to request items for placement on the
next agenda.
VIII. Schedule Next Meeting Date
IX. Adjournment
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contact Glynis Yamada at 808-961-8361 or by e-mail at
Glynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible, preferably by August 13, 2019.
If a response is received after August 13, 2019, we will try to obtain the auxiliary
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electronic copy.
Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet
provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection
during regular business hours at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720.
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becoming a lobbyist \[Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code\]. A lobbyist means
“any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any
month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or
administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public
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expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council,
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720.