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Home My WebLink About2023-10-12 Salary Commission AgendaMttche D. Rotiv Mayor Hawaii County Dept. of Human Resources 10/06/2023 03:55:16 PM C&"nry of J4"a t; spy c ALkpmi,Ce4,ter, 101 Pau.ah.,Stvreet, Swite,2, Ha&, Hawavv96720 (808) 961-8361 Fad (808) 961-8617 AGENDA DATE: Thursday, October 12, 2023 TIME: 10:00 A.M. PLACE: Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor Room 1401, Hilo, HI 96720 StevelvP"ao- C Dv-. 1Dawoo&Y. Fara.Yw Wc�_ChaGr Va,f y 8. Patel �,�-Dff cCo-Me-rnbeY Commission members will participate in-person, via ZOOM, or by teleconference. Members of the public may attend this meeting either in-person at the meeting location or via ZOOM. To sign up for access to the meeting via ZOOM, please contact Glynis Yamada at Glynis.Yamada(&/hawaiicounty.2ov or (808) 961-8361 no later than 12 noon, Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Anyone wishing to testify orally via ZOOM must sign up by 12 noon, Wednesday, October 11, 2023, by contacting Glynis Yamada. The meeting shall be automatically recessed for up to thirty (30) minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting and with the in-person location identified in this agenda. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio -only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this section within thirty (30) minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting shall be automatically terminated. Public Testimony: The public may provide oral testimony either in-person at the meeting location or via ZOOM. Pursuant to HRS Section 92-3, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the Board takes public statements on items on the agenda, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Ju&k IDu.do-it, Judy A. Cireevibau m, Dr IDonala Kawata li.au, %re,aL. Nada, Laahii waNa*naho-e, SaNmNeUo-n1 1Dewv�RGordaw, MewvUers- Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Hawaii County Dept. of Human Resources 10/06/2023 03:55:16 PM Salary Commission Page 2 October 12, 2023 1. Call to Order 2. Statements from the Public on Agenda Items — Oral testimony may be presented to the Commission either at the outset of this meeting or immediately prior to the applicable agenda item. 3. Approval of Minutes September 7, 2023 4. Communication(s) (None.) 5. New Business (for discussion and appropriate action) Communication No. 23-14: Proposed Findings of Fact by the 2023 County of Hawaii Salary Commission, dated October 12, 2023 Pursuant to Section 13-28 of the Hawaii County Charter (2022), as amended, the County of Hawaii Salary Commission makes its findings in support of its decision to adjust the salaries and salary schedule of elected and appointed officials of the County of Hawaii, to be effective January 1, 2024. (A table of the proposed salary increases are set forth and attached as Exhibit "A".) 6. Unfinished Business (for discussion and appropriate action) A. Communication No. 23-13, received on August 4, 2023, from Salary Commissioner Judy A. Greenbaum, transmitting a Hawaii County Executive Salary Worksheet incorporating an across-the-board (ATB), proposed 18 percent salary increase for all executives. (Reference materials include inflation calculator, Hawaii County population, and Maui County population.) At its meeting held on August 4, 2023, the Commission unanimously approved Commissioner Greenbaum's offer to prepare a worksheet incorporating an 18 percent ATB salary increase, as a starting point, for discussion at its meeting scheduled for September 7, 2023. (For informational purposes, Chair Steven Pavao and Commissioner Donala Kawa`auhau were absent.) Communication No. 23-13.01, dated August 7, 2023, from Salary Commissioner Dawood Y. Farahi, providing his comments re the proposed Hawaii County Executive Salary Worksheet; and (Communication No. 23-13.02 continues on the next page.) Hawaii County Dept. of Human Resources 10/06/2023 03:55:16 PM Salary Commission Page 3 October 12, 2023 Communication No. 23-13.02, dated August 29, 2023, from Salary Commissioner Sam Nelson, providing his comments re the proposed Hawaii County Executive Salary Worksheet; and Communication No. 23-13.03, dated August 29, 2023, from Salary Commission Chair Steven Pavao, providing his comments re the proposed Hawaii County Executive Salary Worksheet; and Communication No. 23-13.04, received on September 6, 2023, from Salary Commissioner Judy A. Greenbaum, providing her comments re the proposed Hawaii County Executive Salary Worksheet. B. Communication No. 23-11, dated July 25, 2023, from Salary Commission Chair Steven Pavao, to appointing authorities, requesting information to determine whether future salary adjustments should be incorporated into the County of Hawai`i's Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget. Adjustments may represent increases, decreases, or status quo (no adjustments). (This memo was distributed via email on July 25, 2023.) The following responses were received from the appointing authorities and/or department/agency heads (Communication Nos. 23-11.09 and 23-11.10 were circulated on September 7, 2023): Communication No. 23-11.09, dated August 18, 2023, from Rick Robinson, Chair, Police Commission; and Communication No. 23-11.10, dated September 6, 2023, from Danny B. Patel, Acting Director, Human Resources Department. (Note: The following responses were received from appointing authorities and/or department/agency heads, which were circulated on August 4, 2023, and agendized/filed at its meeting held on September 7, 2023: Communication Nos. 23-11.01 through 23-11.08.) C. Review of existing compensation plan to include discussion and consideration of ideas for adjustments to future salaries of executives and officials. (Note: This matter were listed on the agenda on the following dates: July 11, August 4, and September 7, 2023.) Hawaii County Dept. of Human Resources 10/06/2023 03:55:16 PM Salary Commission Page 4 October 12, 2023 7. Announcements 8. Schedule Next Meeting Date 9. Adiournment If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Glynis Yamada at (808) 961-8361 or by email at Glynis. Yamadaghawaiicounty. ov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Submitting Written Testimony: The Commission encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments, and input via written testimony. To ensure timely delivery to Commission members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) email to Glynis.Yamadaghawaiicoun ov, (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8617, or (3) mail to the Salary Commission at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4224. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be part of the permanent record. Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the Commission packet provided to members of this commission for this meeting is available for public inspection during regular business hours at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist [Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii 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 officials." [Article 15, Section 2-91.3 (a)(6), Hawai`i County Code]. Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk -Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.