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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Approved as circulated 2/24/15
Board /Committee:
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Meeting Date
January 27, 2015
Location
Mo'ikeha Building, Liquor Control Commission, Meeting Room
Start of Meeting: 3:03 p.m.
End of Meeting: 3:42 p.m.
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Present
Chair Roy Morita; Vice Chair John Low. Members: Elizabeth Hahn; Richard Jose; Karen Matsumoto
Also: Deputy County Attorney Philip Dureza; Director of Human Resources Janine Rapozo; Boards & Commissions Office Staff:
Support Clerk Barbara Davis; Administrator Paula Morikami.
Excused
Members: Cathy Adams; Nancy Golden
Absent
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Prior to the start of the meeting, Council Administrative Assistant Eddie
Topenio gave the Oath of Office to reappointed Commission member Richard
Jose and newly appointed Director of Human Resources Janine Ra ozo
Call To
Chair Morita called the meeting to order at 3:03
Order /Roll Call
p.m. with 5 members present.
Approval of
Open Session Minutes of December 16, 2014
Ms. Hahn moved to approve the minutes as
Minutes
circulated. Mr. Jose seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0
Communication
CSC 2015 -01 Memo dated December 17, 2014 from Councilmember
Yukimura regarding Articles of Interest RE: Workplace Wellness Programs
Mr. Low moved to receive the communication.
and Injured Employees
Mr. Jose seconded the motion. Motion carried
5:0
Business
CSC 2015 -02 Memorandum from the Civil Service Commission to
Neighbor Island Merit Appeals Board /Civil Service Commissions and
Bargaining Units regarding the he appointment of the new Director of Human
Resources
Ms. Hahn moved to approve. Mr. Low seconded
the motion.
Ms. Matsumoto questioned why the memo was being sent to DHS. Staff
explained this was the same formatting /contacts used by other counties when
they appointed a new director with the contact information updated. Ms.
Ra ozo stated she was fortunate to meet a lot of the people last week and will
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assist Barbara in getting the additional names. Staff suggested the
Commission approve the content of the memorandum so when the additional
contact names are available the memo can be sent out.
Ms. Hahn amended the motion to approve the
content of the memo. Mr. Low seconded the
amended motion. Motion carried 5:0
CSC 2015 -03 Goal setting_ for the Director of Human Resources for fiscal
year 2015/2016
Staff advised the Commission in accordance with the Sunshine Law, goals
have to be set in Open Session as there are no provisions in the statutes for
discussion in a closed session. Mr. Low asked if they could discuss what
the Commission is looking for in executive session without discussing the
Director's goals. Staff said that the Director would be helping the
Commission in setting the goals. Deputy Attorney Dureza agreed that there
is not an exception covering goal setting in the HRS (Hawai`i Revised
Statutes).
Mr. Low said he thought they would be kicking around suggestions and was
not prepared to discuss goals. He would like to see what had previously
been set as goals to use as a guideline. Chair Morita noted last year's
budget session at Council included goals that were set by Thomas Takatsuki
for FY 2015, and suggested they use part of those for the goals. Asked if
Ms. Rapozo had any personal goals she noted that she has not had time to
revisit that lately and would like to make sure they are online, and whether
or not any have been accomplished or are falling behind. She is trying to
ensure they work toward becoming that HR department that everyone
expects them to be, and to determine what transitional movements they
need to make. At the forefront there is a lot of catchup that needs to be
done; that is where she is focusing in addition to working with the
departments to see what their needs are. Chair Morita noted it is budget
season and Ms. Ra ozo has lost 3 key people. He does not wish to
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overburden her with goals, but would be curious to see what her goals
would be. Ms. Rapozo said an immediate goal is reorganizing to see how to
make this work given the financial situation and whether they need to hold
off with the 3 vacancies, but still accomplish what they need to accomplish.
There is a dollar funded position in the budget and would it be more fruitful
to fill that position and keep one of the manager positions open. HR was
asked to cut $169,000 from the budget so we are still massaging the
reorganization to see how it would best meet the needs.
Ms. Hahn brought up the County's budget presentations a couple of weeks
ago. It seems this particular department, not only for its own internal
workings, could have a big opportunity to reinvent the wheel, so to speak,
for the whole County. The Department of Human Resources is in a unique
position to brainstorm and envision a new era for the County of Kauai.
The budget is a catalyst for change for the whole County, not just the HR
Department, and she would like to see that kind of thinking. All of the
good plans will not be feasible unless it falls within the overall limitations
and constrictions, which can be a good thing because it will call for a
greater amount of cooperation amongst all the different agencies and
departments.
Mr. Low said he was compelled to add, because it has been bothering him
for the past year, that the Task Force, after approval from the County
Council and the blessing of the Administration, came to the Commission to
start working to turn this into Human Resources from just a Personnel
Department and expand the service provided to the County. The
Commission accepted that and went through some difficult issues to do that.
He realizes the County is short on the dollars, but things that absolutely had
to occur will be looked at again and he finds it hard as a Commission to tell
the new Director this is what we think you ought to do when the County is
not sure what they want to do at this point. Mr. Low said he could see
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setting very general goals with the biggest one being as Ms. Rapozo stated
about helping the other departments reorganize the best they can and to see
if there are further consolidations of Human Resources services that can be
done by pulling from other departments to free up a position. It is difficult
at this point without clear direction.
Chair Morita asked Ms. Rapozo where they were with the evaluation
training. Ms. Rapozo said she is looking at tweaking the evaluation tool a
little bit to add on for trending, whether it is downward or upward, and then
they can look at scheduling something within the next 6 months. Chair
Morita said he would look at that as a goal. Ms. Rapozo asked for
clarification that they were speaking of the executive appointee evaluation
to which the response was yes. Mr. Low thought that was a very legitimate
goal to continue that to implementation by all the departments affected.
Chair Morita said goal setting was new to this Commission and what he
would like to do is set that particular one as a goal and wait for Ms. Rapozo
to come up with her goals. Mr. Low said he would like to see what the
Director comes up with as goals or recommendations to address the
$169,000 budget issue.
Ms. Morikami said another option is what other commissions do in that
they jointly set the goals with the director. Ms. Rapozo explained the
hearing schedule for budget and noted prior to the March submittal to
Council they could work on the goals together and what resources it would
take to get those goals done.
Mr. Low moved that the Commission ask the
Director to prepare a report on what she feels are
the important goals and objectives of her
position and the department in general to include
addressing the issue of the County's request to
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cut $169,000, the status and proposal for the
executive evaluation and how they wish to go
forward with FY 2015 goals. Ms. Hahn
seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0
CSC 2015 -04 Review Department and Commission's procedures and
forms for filing appeals
Staff noted it was unfair to Deputy Attorney Dureza as he has not be part of
the meetings before. It was Deputy Attorney Courson who wanted to help
make sure the Department and the Commission's forms are better aligned in
order to provide more of a one stop shop for the employees by being given
the steps they need to take them through the Administrative Review before
bringing their appeal to the Commission. Staff is proposing adding two
new sections to the Commission's form to allow the appellant to indicate
whether they want their appeal heard in an open or closed meeting and a
short provision governing the filing of an appeal.
Mr. Low suggested waiting for Deputy Attorney Courson's return to have
him look at the forms, and then work on it as a team.
Ms. Hahn moved to defer this item until the
Attorney has returned. Ms. Jose seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5:0
Ms. Hahn asked if there was a checklist a person could follow if they were
filing an appeal listing paperwork they need to complete for each of the
steps along with a space they can indicate the day they filed it. Mr. Low
said he would like to see Deputy Attorney Courson working with HR to
make sure it works for them and we are not causing unnecessary work or
delay.
Director's
To include any pdates on the transition plan
Reports
CSC 2015 -05 a. Weekly Report Ending December 4, 2014
b. Weekly Report Ending December 11 2014
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c. Weekly Report Ending December 18, 2014
d. Weekly Report Ending December 24, 2014
Ms. Rapozo said these reports finish out Mr. Takatsuki's tenure. She is
looking to revise the format for future reports. The report to the Mayor used to
be weekly and now it is every three months, but Tom felt it was easier to track
by the week. In trying to look for the best way to do the report(s) there will
still be some of the same things being repeated. Asked about on -going
negotiations, Ms. Rapozo explained the various bargaining units and their
contractual dates. She noted that the negotiations were very enlightening, and
it was important to be able to meet the people. It is important that all of the
jurisdictions keep in contact with each other so that one is not doing something
that may affect the rest of us. Chair Morita asked if someone is TA'd into Ms.
Rapozo's position when she is off island. Ms. Rapozo said technically the
Central Payroll Analyst is at a manager level so there is still one manager.
Ms. Hahn asked if there was anyone on staff who could TA to which Ms.
Rapozo said this is something she is looking at.
Mr. Low moved to receive the Director's
Reports. Mr. Jose seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5:0
Executive
Deputy Attorney Phil Dureza read the Hawaii
Session
Revised Statutes provision as detailed on the
agenda to take the Commission into Executive
Session for ES -001 to approve Executive
Minutes of 12/16/14 and ES -02: RFA 2014 -03
for possible decision - making on Findings of
Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order.
Ms. Matsumoto moved to go into Executive
Session at 3:38. Ms. Hahn seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0
Return to Open
Ratify Commission actions taken in Executive Session for items:
The meeting resumed in Open Session at 3:41
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Session
ES -001 and ES -002
p.m.
Ms. Hahn move to ratify actions approved in
Executive Session. Mr. Low seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
ES -001 — approved as circulated
ES -002 — a pproved for distribution
Announcements
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 — 3:00 p.m.
Adjournment
Ms. Matsumoto moved to adjourn the meeting at
3:42 p.m. Mr. Jose seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0
Submitted by:
Barbara Davis, Staff Support Clerk
() Approved as circulated.
O Approved with amendments. See minutes of
Reviewed and Approved by:
meeting.
Roy Morita, Chair