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AGENDA
DATE: July 31, 2024 (Wednesday)
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401, Hilo, HI 96720
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Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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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.
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
January 17, 2024
4. Communication(s)
(None.)
5. New Business (for discussion and appropriate action)
A. Election of Salary Commission Chair and Vice -Chair for calendar year 2024.
B. Review of existing compensation plan to include discussion and consideration
of ideas for adjustments to future salaries of executives and officials
o Update by Director of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro, regarding
collective bargaining with the Employer (County) and Unions (United Public
Workers/UPW, Hawaii Government Employees Association/HGEA, State of
Hawaii Organization of Police Officers/SHOPO, and Hawaii Fire Fighters
Association/HFFA).
o Informational briefing by Director of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro,
regarding "Step Movements."
o Informational briefing by Director of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro,
regarding "Within Range Progression" (WIRP) increases.
o Existing Pay Plan for Executives and Elected Officials, effective January 1,
2024, and effective on July 1, 2024.
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6. Unfinished Business (for discussion and appropriate action)
Discussion Concerning Setting the Salary for the New County of Hawaii Agency,
Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience (OSCER)
Communication No. 24-01, from Director of Human Resources, Sommer J. Tokihiro,
dated January 12, 2024, transmitting information concerning Hawaii County's new
"Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience"; and
Communication No. 24-01.01, from Director of Human Resources, Sommer J.
Tokihiro, dated January 16, 2024, responding to former Salary Commission Member
Dawood Farahi's request for additional information re OSCER.
Note: The above matters were tabled (postponed) at the Salary Commission
meeting held on January 17, 2024.
Communication No. 24-01.02, from Interim Administrator of OSCER,
Bethany Morrison, received on July 22, 2024, transmitting a Power Point handout
entitled, "The Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience."
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.
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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.