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COUNTY OF KAUAI
Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Board/Commission: CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Meeting Date November 28, 2017
Location Mo’ikeha Building, Liquor Conference Room 3 Start of Meeting: 3:00 p.m. End of Meeting: 3:57 p.m.
Present Chair Richard Jose; Vice Chair Jeffrey Iida Members: Elizabeth Hahn; and Vonnell Ramos
Also: Deputy County Attorney Teresa Tumbaga; Human Resources Manager Jill Niitani; Boards & Commissions Office Staff:
Administrator Paula Morikami; and Commission Support Clerk Sandra Muragin
Excused Commissioner Fely Faulkner; and Commissioner Karen Matsumoto
Absent
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Call to
Order/Roll Call
Chair Jose called the meeting
to order at 3:00 p.m. with 4
members present constituting a
quorum.
Approval of
Minutes
Open Session Minutes of October 24, 2017.
Mr. Iida moved to approve the
minutes of October 24, 2017 as
circulated. Ms. Hahn seconded
the motion. Motion carried 4:0
Director’s
Reports
CSC 2017-12 2017 November
Human Resources Manager Jill Niitani reviewed the Director’s Report for Human Resources
Director Janine Rapozo who was off island. Ms. Niitani shared with the Commission that the
SHOPO Unit 12 arbitration award was finalized and pending approval from the County
Council. She said an arbitrator was chosen for the Water Safety Officers Unit 14 Hawai‘i
Government Employees Association (HGEA) contract, and the hearing was scheduled to start
on January 16, 2018. On a final note, Ms. Niitani reported that interviews would start this
week for the recruitment of an Assistant Central Payroll Accountant.
Business CSC 2017-13 Review and approval of the 2018 meeting schedule.
Ms. Hahn moved to approve
the 2018 meeting schedule
with the December 11th
meeting date. Mr. Ramos
Civil Service Commission
Open Session
November 28, 2017 Page 2
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 4:0.
CSC 2017-14 Accept and approve nominations of the 2018 Officers for Chair and Vice-
Chair.
Chair Jose opened the floor for nominations for Chair and Vice-Chair.
• Chair Jose nominated Mr. Iida for Chair.
• Ms. Hahn nominated Mr. Jose for Vice-Chair.
Mr. Iida moved to close the
nominations. Mr. Ramos
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 4:0
Ms. Hahn moved to approve
the 2018 nominated slate of
officers. Mr. Ramos seconded
the motion. Motion carried
4:0.
Executive
Session
Deputy County Attorney
Teresa Tumbaga read the
Hawai'i Revised Statutes
provision as detailed on the
agenda to take the Commission
into Executive Session for ES-
013 Director of Human
Resources annual job
performance review due
12/31/17; and ES-014
Executive Session Minutes of
October 24, 2017.
Civil Service Commission
Open Session
November 28, 2017 Page 3
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Mr. Iida moved to go into
Executive Session at 3:10 p.m.
Ms. Hahn seconded the
motion. Motion carried 4:0.
Return to Open
Session
Ratify Commission actions taken in Executive Session for items: ES-013 and ES-014. The meeting resumed in Open
Session at 3:56 p.m.
Mr. Iida moved to ratify the
Commission’s actions taken in
Executive Session for items
ES-013 and ES-014. Ms.
Hahn seconded the motion.
Motion carried 4:0.
Announcements Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 – 3:00 p.m., Mo’ikeha Building, Liquor Conference
Room 3.
Adjournment Mr. Iida moved to adjourn the
meeting at 3:57 p.m. Ms.
Hahn seconded the motion.
Motion carried 4:0.
Submitted by: __________________________________ Reviewed and Approved by: _________________________________________
Sandra Muragin, Commission Support Clerk Richard Jose, Chair
( X ) Approved as circulated. 12/12/17
( ) Approved with amendments. See minutes of ___________ meeting.