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Salary Commission votes to raise Mayor’s salary, but dials back pay for managing director and deputy
This morning the Maui County Salary Commission rescinded its two-week-old decision on pay raises for the mayor, managing director and deputy managing director. Then, it recalibrated raises for those top leadership positions, using as a benchmark a recent Hawaiʻi State Salary Commission pay raise for Gov. Josh Green.
Standing room only at Maui County Council inauguration; former chair not participating
It was standing room only at this morning’s Maui County Council inauguration for the 2023-25 term during a ceremony at the county building in Wailuku. Noticeably absent from the lineup of incumbents, though, was Alice Lee, who previously held the Wailuku-Waiheʻe-Waikapū residency seat and who led council as chairwoman in the most recent term.
Maui Public Works Director Applicants Sought
The position was offered to Rowena Dagdag-Andaya, who declined, for now, saying she thinks the best person for the job, David Goode, had already applied.
VIDEO: Maui Bus adds 3 new vehicles to fleet: Ridership exceeds 2.3 million
By Wendy Osher [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBkAd6Qn4o[/youtube] The County of Maui added three new buses to its fleet today, bringing to 18 the number of large capacity buses in the Maui fleet. Transportation Director Don Medeiros said Maui recorded over 2.3 million boardings in FY 2010, marking yet another milestone for public transportation on Maui. Last year, an […]
VIDEO: Mayor Tavares says she will not sign the Council’s version of the FY 2011 budget
By Wendy Osher Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares today said she will not sign the council’s version of the 2011 budget, saying the council showed disregard for the departments’ financial and operating knowledge and expertise. [flashvideo file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzFMjeN1mYc /] “It will become law without my signature or endorsement, as provided for in the charter,” said Tavares. “I […]
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 […]
Mateo on Budget: “We’re cutting deep with core services”
“I think this morning was quite difficult for me to just listen to some of the testimony, especially when the bulk of the testimony came from a good number of our own departments,” said Molokai council member Danny Mateo. “It bothered me to hear some divisions talk about: ‘if the proposals says as it is, […]
MAUI COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSES BUDGET ON FIRST READING
The Maui County Council unanimously passed an amended budget on first reading this afternoon. Council Chair Danny Mateo said that not everybody got what they wanted, but “during these tough economic times, the bottom line is to live within one’s means and take an efficient approach.” The council reinstated $4 million in funding for road […]
