11-08-2018, 08:57 AM
Lose-Lose
There's a third option: burn staff time without recouping any pay.
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/201...t-members/
The County Council also might lack authority to punish their colleague since the issue isn't addressed in the county charter.
Ruggles, who has missed the past six council meetings and many more committee meetings, said she will continue to receive her $5,834 per month ($70,008 per year) salary.
But two years from now, voters might get a chance to enact a contingency, should such a situation arise again.
There's a third option: burn staff time without recouping any pay.
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/201...t-members/
The County Council also might lack authority to punish their colleague since the issue isn't addressed in the county charter.
Ruggles, who has missed the past six council meetings and many more committee meetings, said she will continue to receive her $5,834 per month ($70,008 per year) salary.
But two years from now, voters might get a chance to enact a contingency, should such a situation arise again.