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Johnson on Budget: “You can’t get blood out of a turnip… this is a pretty big vegetable we’re looking at”
“Nothing is easy and I can empathize with many of the decisions that we have to face. But I do appreciate what the administration is going through, but I also appreciate that you’re (Council Chair Joe Pontanilla) trying to look at the concerns of the general public, interpret that as well as what all nine […]
Victorino on Budget: The new norm is to do it with what you have, not with the futuristic borrowing and selling your soul for the future”
“I heard today a number of the departments defending their turf, and that’s fine, I understand. I’ve been through those kinds of exercises when I was in the business world—you come in and you justify your expenses, positions, expansions and deletions. They did a good job and I respect that. It’s our responsibility now to […]
Op-ed: Governor’s Efforts to Resolve Teacher Furloughs
Op-ed Submitted by: Linda Smith Senior Advisor to Governor April 27, 2010 The opportunity to eliminate Furlough Fridays in the next school year has been made possible through the Legislature’s willingness to make available $67 million from the Hurricane Relief Fund for this purpose. These funds however do not address the elimination of the three […]
MPD Budget Calls for Furloughs and Position Freeze
By Wendy Osher SLIGHT INCREASE AIMED AT COVERING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RAISES The Maui Police Department presented its 2011 budget request before the council’s budget and finance committee today. The Department is seeking an increase of about $300,000 in part to cover the 6% pay raise sworn officers are entitled to under the last year of […]
Reaction and Public Input on Mayor’s FY 2011 Budget Begins March 22
By Wendy Osher The Maui County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee will begin review of the Mayor’s FY 2011 Budget next week after officially receiving the document from the Mayor today (Monday, March 15, 2010). “The news was certainly sobering in terms of the amount of revenue, or lack thereof that the county will be […]
Video: Tavares FY 2011 Budget – Part 1: Budget Overview, Furlough Details, Non-Profit Funding
By Wendy Osher Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares unveiled her proposed FY 2011 budget today that calls for 12 furlough days, real property tax adjustments and fee increases for some services. The following video is the first part of her address in which she gives an overview of the budget, explains components of her Operating Budget, […]
Video: Tavares FY 2011 Budget – Part 2: CIP Funding, TAT Component, Concluding Statements
By Wendy Osher [flashvideo file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbMYwrjqi2Y /] Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares unveiled her proposed FY 2011 budget today that calls for 12 furlough days, real property tax adjustments and fee increases for some services. The following video is the second part of her address in which she details highlights of her Capital Improvement Project budget, explains […]
Maui Mayoral Budget Reflects Downturn in Global Economy: 12 Furlough Days Proposed
By Wendy Osher The Mayor’s new budget proposal calls for 12 furlough days, real property tax rate adjustments and a fee increase for some services. Tavares said the furlough schedule affects HGEA and UPW workers as well as the Mayor’s directors and deputies and other managerial staff, reducing compensation for affected employees by 4.6%, and […]
Maui Mayor Expresses Appreciation for UPW Ratification
Mayor Charmaine Tavares joined Hawaii’s three other mayors in expressing gratitude over the United Public Workers Unit 1’s ratification vote for a new collective bargaining pact. Tavares said she is pleased with the approval vote of 88% Tavares said the collaboration demonstrates that when discussions are held face-to-face, agreements can be reached with good results. […]
Maui Boating Office to Close for Two Weeks and Relocate
The state’s Maui Boating Office will be closed for two weeks beginning on December 23rd. The closure is due to a combination of furlough closure days, the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, weekends, and its move to a new location. The state facility will reopen at its new site on January 4th in the same […]
FURLOGH DAYS ANNOUNCED FOR LINGLE AND CABINET
Governor Linda Lingle announced today, a furlough plan for herself and her cabinet. The two day per month furlough goes into effect on August 1, 2009 and is expected to save the state more than $1.2 million annually. The announcement comes after a ruling in circuit court two weeks ago that stopped the Governor from […]
