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County of Hawaii
Merit Appeals Board
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1) Call to Order
Agenda
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February 21, 2019 (Thursday)
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room
Department of Human Resources
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2
Hilo, HI 96720
2) Addendum to Agenda (requires four votes and must comply with
Hawaii Revised Statutes § 92-7(d))
3) Statements from the Public
4) Approval of Minutes: None
5) Communication(s)
A) Communication No. 18-03, received on December 31, 2018, appealing
an employment action (decision to not investigate an internal complaint
filed with the Fire Department concerning the transfer to another fire
station) by the Office of the Mayor; and
Communication No. 18-03.01, received on January 2, 2019, from Appellant
transmitting additional information concerning the internal complaint
process; and
Communication No. 18-03.02, received on January 2, 2019, from Appellant
transmitting additional information concerning the internal complaint
process.
Board Action Required: Setting a Hearing Date and
Deadline for Submittal of Documents
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Merit Appeals Board February 21, 2019
B) Communication No. 19-01, received on January 15, 2019, appealing an
employment action (return of an internal complaint filed with the Fire
Department concerning retaliation) by the Fire Department.
Board Action Required: Setting a Hearing Date and
Deadline for Submittal of Documents
C) Communication No. 19-02, received on February 8, 2019, appealing an
employment action (return of an internal complaint filed with the Fire
Department concerning retaliation) by the Fire Department
Board Action Required: Setting a Hearing Date and
Deadline for Submittal of Documents
6) New Business (for discussion and appropriate action)
Election of Merit Appeals Board Chair and Vice -Chair for Calendar
Year 2019.
7) Unfinished Business (for discussion and appropriate action): None
A) Communication No. 18-02, received on October 25, 2018, appealing an
employment action (concerning discharge from the fire recruit process) by
the Hawaii County Fire Department; and
Communication No. 18-02.01, received on December 28, 2018, from County
requesting a continuance of the hearing scheduled on February 21, 2019.
Note: At its meeting held on December 19, 2018, the Board scheduled the
hearing date re the above appeal for February 21, 2019. A request by the
County for a continuance was granted, with no objection from the
Appellant, and certified letters were mailed to the parties, dated January 23,
2019, informing them of this.
Board Action Required: Setting a New Hearing Date
8) Schedule Next Meeting Date
9) Adjournment
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability,
please contact Glynis Yamada at 808-961-8361 or by e-mail at
Glynis.Yamada@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible, preferably by February
19, 2019. If a response is received after February 19, 2019, we will try to obtain
the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the
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request will be fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate
formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
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.
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