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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Board/Commission:
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Meeting Date:
September 7, 2018
Location
Mo'ikeha Building, Liquor Control Conference Room 3
Start of Meeting: 3:02 p.m.
End of Meeting: 3:18 p.m.
Present
Chair Jeffrey Iida. Vice Chair Richard Jose. Members: Elizabeth Hahn, Karen Matsumoto and Vonnell Ramos.
Also: Deputy County Attorney Peter Morimoto. Director of Human Resources Janine Rapozo. Office of Boards and Commissions
Staff. Administrator Nicholas R. Courson and Commission Support Clerk Sandra Muragin.
Excused
Commissioner Fely Faulkner
Absent
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Call To
Chair Iida called the meeting to
Order/Roll Call
order at 3:02 p.m. with five
members present constituting a
quorum.
Approval of
Open Session Minutes of June 26, 2018
Ms. Hahn moved to approve the
Minutes
minutes of June 26, 2018, as
circulated. Mr. Jose seconded
the motion. Motion carried 5:0.
Director's
CSC 2018-08 2018 July
Report
CSC 2018-09 2018 Au ug_st
Director of Human Resources Janine Rapozo reviewed the Director's Report for July and
August 2018 with the Commission (on file). Ms. Rapozo said they are currently assisting
both the Fire and Police Commissions with the receipt and screening of applications for new
chiefs and hope to have replacements by December 2018 or January 2019. She said Police
Chief Perry retired and Michael Contrades is the Acting Police Chief, and Fire Chief
Westerman plans to retire by the end of the year.
In June, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the Janus v. American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) case regarding the statutory payment of union
dues. Ms. Rapozo said the court ruled that unions could not collect statutory union dues
Civil Service Commission
Open Session
September 7, 2018
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SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
from members; members had a choice to opt out. She said HR has received letters from
union members who chose to opt out and the Payroll Depaf�ment Division has discontinued
automatic deductions. Union representatives are invited to new hire orientations and new
employees have the option to join at that time.
Ms. Rapozo stated that the Payroll T'e„�t Division went through changes with the
increase in staff from three to six and the addition of the Fire Department's payroll clerk.
With no further discussion, the Commission moved on to the next agenda item.
Executive
Mr. Jose moved to go into
Session
Executive Session at 3:10 p.m.
Ms. Hahn seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0.
Return to Open
The meeting resumed in Open
Session
Session at 3:17 p.m.
Announcements
Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 — 2:00 p.m., Mo'ikeha Building, Liquor
Conference Room 3
Adjournment
With no objections, Chair Iida
adjourned the meeting at 3:18
p.m.
Submitted by:
Sandra Muragin, Commission Support Clerk
( ) Approved as circulated.
( X ) Approved with amendments. See 10/23/18 meeting minutes.
Reviewed and Approved by:
Jeffrey Iida, Chair