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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022 2-23 SC Agenda.pdf SALARY COMMISSION TRINETTE KAUI, MEMBER KENNETH RAINFORTH, MEMBER PATRICK ONO, CHAIR LAURIE YOSHIDA, VICE CHAIR On November 29, 2021, Governor David Y. Ige issued an Emergency Proclamation, which continued the suspension of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 92, relating to Public Agency Meetings and Records (also known as the Sunshine Law) as it pertained to the COVID-19 Response. HRS Chapter 92 was suspended to the extent necessary to enable boards to conduct business in-person or through remote technology without any board members or members of the public physically present in the same location. In addition, on December 29, 2021, Governor Ige issued a proclamation suspending HRS 92-3.7 to suspend the requirement to have at least one meeting location that is open to the public. Meetings of the Salary Commission will be conducted as follows until further notice: • Meetings will be publicly noticed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92. • In-person meetings will be closed to the public to be consistent with social distancing practices. • Salary Commissioners, Department and/or Boards and Commission Staff, parties to agenda items, and resource individuals may appear via the Microsoft Teams remote technology. • If any major and insurmountable technical difficulties are encountered during the meetings, the Salary Commission will continue all matters and reconvene at the next scheduled Salary Commission Meeting. • Minutes of meetings will be completed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92 and posted to the Salary Commission’s website upon completion and approval. Public Comments and Testimony: • Written testimony: The Salary Commission will accept written testimony for any agenda item herein. Written testimony indicating your 1) name, and if applicable, you position/title and organization you are representing, 2) the agenda item that you are providing comment on, and 3) contact information (telephone number and email address), may be submitted to mromo@kauai.gov or mailed to the Salary Commission, c/o Office of Boards and Commission, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 300, Lihue, Hawaii 96766. Written testimony received by the Salary Commission at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will be distributed to all Salary Commissioners prior to the meeting. Any testimony received after this time and up to the start of the meeting will be summarized by the Clerk of the Commission during the meeting and added to the record thereafter. Any late testimony received will be distributed to the to the members after the meeting is concluded. • Oral testimony will be taken during the public testimony portion of the meeting via Microsoft Teams remote technology platform. o Anyone interested in providing oral testimony must register at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by emailing mromo@kauai.gov or calling (808) 241-4920. Any request to register shall include your 1) name, and if applicable, your position/title and organization you are representing, and 2) the agenda item that you are providing comment on, and 3) contact information (telephone number and email address). o It shall be the responsibility of the testifier to join the meeting through the Microsoft Teams link provided on the posted agenda to provide their testimony. In addition, it shall be the responsibility of the testifier to ensure that the Microsoft Teams software is downloaded and operational prior to the meeting. o The testifier’s audio and video shall be disabled until it is your turn to testify. o Per the Salary Commission’s and Chairs practice, there is three-minute time limit per testifier. o Individuals who have not registered to provide testimony will be given an opportunity to speak on an agenda item following the registered speakers. o If there are temporary technical glitches during your turn to testify, we may have to move on to the next person due to time constraints; we appreciate your understanding. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE IF YOU NEED AN AUXILIARY AID/SERVICE, OTHER ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, OR AN INTERPRETER FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSONS PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT (808) 241-4917 OR ASEGRETI@KAUAI.GOV AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REQUESTS MADE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WILL ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME TO FULFILL YOUR REQUEST. UPON REQUEST, THIS NOTICE IS AVAILABLE IN ALTERNATIVE FORMATS SUCH AS LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE, OR ELECTRONIC COPY. PAGE 2 SALARY COMMISSION – February 23, 2022 SALARY COMMISSION TELECONFERENCE MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA Wednesday, February 23, 2022 1:30 p.m. or shortly thereafter Microsoft Teams Conferencing Information Click on the link below to join on your computer mobile app by VIDEO: https://bit.ly/3GFyQ9O Or Dial phone number and enter conference ID to call in and join by AUDIO: Phone: + 1 469-848-0234 United States, Dallas Phone Conference ID: 256 617 178# This meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams conferencing only. Members of the public are invited to join this meeting by using the link above or calling the number above with the conference ID information. You may testify during the video conference or submit written testimony in advance of the meeting via e-mail, fax, or mail. To avoid excessive noise/feedback, please mute your microphone except to testify. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PUBLIC TESTIMONY APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Open Session Minutes of January 19, Meeting BUSINESS: SC 2022-1 Discussion and decision-making on submitting a Salary Resolution to establish maximum salary caps for certain County officers and employees included in Section 3-2.1 of the Kauai County Code for Fiscal Year 2022/2023. (On-going) SC 2022-2 Discussion and decision-making on presenting proposals on any Charter amendments the Salary Commission would like the Charter Review Commission to consider. (DEFERRED 1/19/2022) SC 2022-3 Discussion and decision-making on setting the date for the next Salary Commission meeting. PAGE 3 SALARY COMMISSION – February 23, 2022 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Haw. Rev. Stat. ("H.R.S.") §92-7(a), the Commission may, when deemed necessary, hold an executive session on any agenda item without written public notice if the executive session was not anticipated in advance. Any such executive session shall be held pursuant to H.R.S. §92-4 and shall be limited to those items described in H.R.S. §92- 5(a). ADJOURNMENT cc: Deputy County Attorney Andrew Michaels