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COUNTY OF KAUAI
Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Board/Commission: CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Meeting Date: March 1, 2022
Location Teleconference via Microsoft Teams Start of Meeting: 3:00 p.m. End of Meeting: 3:29 p.m.
Present Chair Jeffrey Iida. Vice Chair Beverly Gotelli. Commissioners: V. Pamai Cano, Francis Kaawa and Vonnell Ramos.
Deputy County Attorney Mark Ishmael. Office of Boards and Commissions Staff: Administrator Ellen Ching and Commission
Support Clerk Sandra Muragin.
Excused Director Human Resources Annette Anderson
Absent
SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Call To Order/
Roll Call
Chair Iida called the Open Session meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. and requested a roll call.
Commission Support Clerk Sandra Muragin verified attendance and requested a verbal
response of present or here and to identify if anyone was present with them at their location
during the meeting;
Commissioner Cano replied present and alone.
Commissioner Kaawa replied present and alone.
Commissioner Ramos replied present and alone.
Vice Chair Gotelli replied present and alone.
Chair Iida replied present and alone for the record.
Deputy County Attorney Ishmael replied present and alone.
Director Human Resources Annette Anderson was excused.
Administrator Ching replied present and alone.
Support Clerk Muragin replied present and alone.
Quorum was established with
five commissioners present.
Approval of
Agenda
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
approve the agenda, as
circulated. Mr. Ramos
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5:0.
Public
Comments and
Testimony
Ms. Muragin reported she did not receive any written testimony or request to give testimony for
this meeting.
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SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION
Approval of
Meeting Minutes
a. Open Session Minutes of January 4, 2022
Ms. Muragin requested a correction on page 9, the motion listed in the action column, change
Chair Gotelli to Vice Chair Gotelli.
Ms. Cano moved to approve the
amended Open Session minutes
of January 4, 2022, with a
correction on page 9, the
motion listed in the action
column, change Chair Gotelli to
Vice Chair Gotelli. Mr. Kaawa
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5:0.
b. Open Session Minutes of February 1, 2022 Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
approve the Open Session
minutes of February 1, 2022, as
circulated. Mr. Ramos
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5:0.
Director of
Human
Resources
Report
CSC 2022-05 January & February period, March 1, 2022, meeting.
a) Collective Bargaining
b) HRMS Project
c) HR Trainings
d) Update on Review and Revisions to Internal Policies and/or Procedures
e) Litigation/Lawsuits/Settlements
f) 100% Centralized Payroll System integration with new HRMS System
g) Discussion on the Format of the Human Resources Director’s Monthly Reports for
2022.
h) Monthly Report from HR Divisions/Sections
a. New Hires
b. Administrative Services and Benefits
c. Employee Development and Health Services
d. Other
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e. HR Manager, Classification and Pay and Labor Relations
f. Recruitment and Exam
g. Payroll
h. EEO/ADA
Administrator Ellen Ching conveyed DHR Anderson’s apology for not being present at today’s
meeting. She said DHR Anderson, and the HR team were called for an emergency HRMS
meeting and no one from HR could be at this meeting. If the commissioners had any questions
on the report, she asked that it be forwarded to staff, and DHR Anderson would provide a
written response at the next meeting.
Communication CSC 2022-06 Memorandum received 01/12/22 from Managing Director Michael A. Dahilig
regarding response to request consideration of rescission of new county employment policy
requiring incoming employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 dated 01/11/22.
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
receive the memorandum from
Managing Director Michael A.
Dahilig regarding response to
request consideration of
rescission of new county
employment policy requiring
incoming employees to be
vaccinated for COVID-19 dated
01/11/22. Mr. Ramos seconded
the motion. Motion carried 5:0.
Business CSC 2022-07 Consider a motion for reconsideration on an action taken at the Commissions
January 4, 2022, meeting for CSC 2022-04
Ms. Ching explained that at the January 4, 2022 meeting the intention of the commission was to
extend the goals and objectives, but the motion passed extended the DHR’s annual evaluation.
This agenda item would allow the commission to correct the motion.
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
reconsider the action taken at
the commissions January 4,
2022, meeting for CSC 2022-
04. Mr. Kaawa seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5:0.
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CSC 2022-08 Discussion and possible action on the Director of Human Resources annual
evaluation. (on-going)
a) Review updated timeline
b) Discussion and possible decision-making on other related matters
Ms. Ching explained her memo that the commission received was in response to their
uneasiness expressed in completing an annual evaluation for DHR Anderson. The memo
outlined potential remedies of the commissions concerns. One possibility was to defer the
DHR evaluation until June 30, 2022. This would allow additional time for the commission, and
it would align the evaluation with the fiscal budget should the goals require allocated funds.
Vice Chair Gotelli shared that she was in favor of the recommendations.
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
change the DHR evaluation due
date to June 30, 2022. Mr.
Ramos seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0.
CSC 2022-09 Director of Human Resources Goals and Objectives for evaluation period
February 16, 2021 to February 15, 2022 (on-going)
a) Review updated report
b) Discussion and possible decision-making on other related matters
Ms. Ching explained this would take care of another concern that the commission had
regarding the DHR not having goals and objectives. Now that the commission extended the
DHR evaluation due date to June 30, 2022 the goals and objectives should also be extended so
there would be no lapse in knowing what the commission expected from the DHR.
Ms. Ching summed up the last two motions for the commissioners. She said the DHR annual
evaluation and goals and objectives were now both extended to June 30, 2022. Thereafter the
annual evaluations would be from July 1 to June 30.
Ms. Cano moved to extend the
current DHR goals and
objectives to June 30, 2022.
Mr. Kaawa seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5:0.
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CSC 2022-10 Discussion and possible action on the Director of Human Resources Goals and
Objectives (on-going).
a) Review current goals and objectives, change goals, and add or delete goals.
Ms. Ching said this would address what happened after June 30, 2022, once the commission
completed the DHR annual evaluation and the goals and objectives. The commission had
several options;
• Extend and adopt the current DRH goals and objectives through June 30, 2023.
• Defer discussion until the next meeting.
• Change the goals and objectives for the next evaluation period.
After discussing the options, the commission realized there would not be sufficient time to
defer discussion and they were not ready to delve into changing the goals either. Ms. Ching
suggested the commission extend the current goals and take the next year to examine the
process, forms, and goals.
Ms. Muragin stated the timeline would be updated and forwarded to the commission.
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
extend the current DHR goals
and objectives to June 30, 2023.
Mr. Kaawa seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5:0.
Ms. Muragin advised the commission if there were no amendments or changes to the executive
session minutes it could be approved in open session. She also asked that the commission
decide on another appeal hearing date.
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
approve the Executive Session
minutes of January 4, 2022, as
circulated. Ms. Cano seconded
the motion. Motion carried 5:0.
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
approve the Executive Session
minutes of February 1, 2022, as
circulated. Mr. Ramos
seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5:0
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Chair Iida asked if March 29, 2022 was open to continue the appeal hearing. Ms. Cano said her
circumstances still existed and things may change but would note that date on her calendar.
Chair Iida said April 5, 2022 would be the next alternative date.
The commission did not enter executive session and the following agenda items were not done;
• Executive Session
• Enter In Executive Session
• Call To Order in Executive Session
• Roll Call
• Approval of Meeting Minutes
• Business
• Enter In Open Session
• Call to order in Open Session
• Roll Call
• Ratify Actions
Announcements Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – 3:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams Teleconference
Ms. Ching said in-person meetings could begin in April. She said this was a countywide
decision and not a boards and commissions decision. However, because civil service meetings
were scheduled at the beginning of each month it wouldn’t take effect until the next month and
everyone would be notified in advance.
Adjournment Chair Iida asked for a motion to adjourn.
Vice Chair Gotelli moved to
adjourn the meeting. Mr.
Ramos seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5:0.
Chair Iida adjourned the
meeting at 3:29 p.m.
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Submitted by: ________________________________________ Reviewed and Approved by: _________________________________________
Sandra Muragin, Commission Support Clerk Jeffrey Iida, Chair
( X ) Approved as circulated. 04/05/22
( ) Approved with amendments.