01-25-2018, 04:04 AM
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/01/2...-counties/
Water Board Chair Craig Takamine said the raise was mostly tied to Okamoto's performance, which he praised despite a year for DWS that saw a water shortage in North Kona due to rampant deep well equipment failure and usage reductions that persisted across the region for nearly an entire year.
"We feel like they’re doing a great job," Takamine said Tuesday.
Just think of the raises that would have been handed out if there hadn't been any Kona deepwell failures.
As for the Mayor, Council, etc:
The Salary Commission, which doled out those pay hikes, noted some similar justifications as Takamine, saying top officials were making less money than their subordinates. The commission also mentioned it had been several years since many of the jobs were afforded raises.
Leaves me with two questions:
1. If management jobs pay so poorly, why did these people apply for those positions?
2. Will it be another "several years" before more raises are handed out?
Water Board Chair Craig Takamine said the raise was mostly tied to Okamoto's performance, which he praised despite a year for DWS that saw a water shortage in North Kona due to rampant deep well equipment failure and usage reductions that persisted across the region for nearly an entire year.
"We feel like they’re doing a great job," Takamine said Tuesday.
Just think of the raises that would have been handed out if there hadn't been any Kona deepwell failures.
As for the Mayor, Council, etc:
The Salary Commission, which doled out those pay hikes, noted some similar justifications as Takamine, saying top officials were making less money than their subordinates. The commission also mentioned it had been several years since many of the jobs were afforded raises.
Leaves me with two questions:
1. If management jobs pay so poorly, why did these people apply for those positions?
2. Will it be another "several years" before more raises are handed out?