Right? >> We're all here as a reminder because I am often not on the winning side. We're all here to be reminded that we, you know, we take out papers, we hold signs, we talk to people at the local Democratic committee, whatever the process is to get elected because this is really the good work of the district. Um, I believe, you know, this is where the magic happens. Our work is completely focused. We're not worried about uh where where the crosswalk goes in, what the lines look like, who needs a handicap sign. I know budget and other important stuff happens um at city council meetings, but all of our work is focused on what is best for the students attending our school. How can we create an environment where they have the best possibility of outcomes, right, that affect them every day and well into the future.
So we're hopeful that the responses we get um are very comprehensive and also demonstrate what we what we have requested in the RFP. So there's going to be walkthroughs in March of our campuses as part of that process. Uh and again that would go into effect on July 1. So we we would have a decision before that point. So those are the financial highlights and I'll stop there before going into medical benefits for the finance report.
Um, lining out marketing um that did not go out to competitive bidding, narrowing it down to sport events only, a notification per procurement officer that provided that the agency shall report to the chief procurement office.
>> Any opposed? Perfect. All right. Next item is D. Approval of the interal agreement between Dupo >> and 186 and us for the electrical pathways course. >> Yes. So, I've been keeping you up to date on our electrical courses that we partner with Dupo. We um they did find a full-time CTE instructor to continue the electrical classes. It is different than how we had it fall semester, meaning that we had a current electrician from the union. Um this is very much like Mr. Fr. So, this is a person that obtained their professional education license with all of their electrical fieldwork and they're going to be working at Duvo School District all day, whereas previously the electrical teacher only worked half a day. Um, however, the agreement has us only paying for up to four hours based upon our student interest and enrollment. Due to this change though, we needed an updated IGA.
>> Any questions for Miss Taylor? >> Matt, >> thank you for that. Uh Emily, uh I have two questions. one on the uh tuition outplacement and pupil transportation that you flagged as over budget. I'm reassured by you not being concerned about it, but if I do the math, it's around a million dollars. >> Um are is that the projection for the year or is that encumbered at this Okay. So, >> yes. And and what I've actually asked those two departments to do is encumber for the year um so that we have a good picture of where we're going to be at the end of this year. So our special education team went in, reviewed everything, put the incumbrances in for the year. There was an outplacement that um the student was actually just placed and they made sure to encumber that and the same for transportation.
the contract details no later than 30 days after contract execution using the language from state procurement's testimony and discussion in today's hearing and to also include that that reporting goes back to state procurement office as well any discussion >> the date >> uh oh yeah sorry and um defecting the date to July 1st 20150 good catch uh any discussion >> that's what I live for >> uh seeing none vice chair wai for the vote chair goes I >> I vote yes senator Fukunaga >> Senator Senator Kim. >> Hi, >> Senator Favlla. >> I chair. >> Your recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. >> Oh, GVO. Same recommendation. Senate draft one. I vote yes. >> On SP 2627. Chair's recommendations pass with amendments. Chair votes I. Vice chair votes I. Senator Hashimoto. Hi. >> Senator Moriwaki. Hi. >> Senator AA. >> Excused. Measures adopted. Okay. Thank you very much.
We will, if approved tonight, we will sign it and I will send it to DUPO um tomorrow morning. So then it can be approved at their board meeting. Any questions regarding the IGA? Hear no. Maybe like to make a motion to approve it. I'll make the motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Lisa. And we need a roll call on this one, please. [clears throat] >> Andrea Corey. Yes, [snorts] >> Greg Meyer. >> Yes, >> Lisa Schumacher. >> Yes, >> Tyson Search. Yes, Adam Himkin. >> Yes. >> Perfect. Next item is the approval of the updated job descriptions. >> That is >> Speaking of being busy, >> I have been busy. [laughter] Um, I have been doing a comprehensive review specifically with the district office job descriptions. So, those were included. I included the special ed director, the special ed secretary, the district secretary, um as well as the HR and operations director.
So, please stop me with any questions. Okay. Social media is a place that we have to be very careful. Now, I use these words proceed with caution because these are the words used in the training materials created by the attorney general's office. Um, people love social media. Some people love social media more than other people and that's okay. We all have a right. Um I just want you to understand that there's a couple things. Um generally with social media um you always have your first amendment right to free speech. But I want you to be mindful that if a majority of school committees are are like your page or follow you and you've expressed an opinion, you could not saying you are, but you could violate the open meeting law. And when I say this, there's a couple things that have to happen. Um, Liz Lefon, on her Liz Lefon for school committee paid says, "I can't believe um, and I'm going to bring this up because we're going to get around to discussing it.
>> Okay. And do we have any idea? I mean that money has to come from somewhere else. >> Yes. >> In the budget. Is that in a in a report that we get later on or >> Yeah. So how we have um mitigated that so far is we are all of our departments just received we had a 40% expenditure cap. We've bumped that to 60% but that is one way in which we mitigate costs is we're just limiting spending in other departments to make up for that $1 million and that's going to be in effect until at least April and we'll review again and see where we are then. >> Okay. And then my second question is um I wasn't able to attend any of the insurance or advisory group meetings or or review them. Um do you have any sort of feeling on their outcomes and their suggestions whether that's going to impact the budget discussions that the town council is going to have or is this a probably not until the following year project?
Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. I'm sorry. I I got to go back. Um >> um passing with an SD2. Sorry. Passing with SD2. Um and everything else what I said prior to I said the SD1. >> Yep. >> Okay. Um so >> I sorry SD1 early. So it should have been an SD2. Mhm. >> Um same uh recommendation just to add it as an SD2.
Um I did provide at your seat tonight an updated HR director's job description. Um under qualifications, I added or because it was a little confusing and it provided more clarity to update those minimum qualifications up at the top. Um, all of these job descriptions have been um worked with with with our attorney and they're here for your review.
Um, we're thinking about sharing services, consolidating or regionalizing with some neighbor districts. I I would never vote for this. This is wrong. We need our community. We need to keep funding our schools. If only we could." Um, and I would never I'm promising you now I would never vote no and whoever does, you know, I'll fight tooth and nail to the end. Um, I've voiced my opinion. I've made a decision. If somebody if if somebody knew that a a quorum of the committee was following me and saw that they could certainly file an open meeting law um violation on me and I would likely get a determination that even though no one liked or commented on it that you all saw it right. Um similarly um people like to write opinions uh to the newspaper letter to the editor. You have every right to do that.
>> So I'm interested to see when we meet with USI that's the medical broker where where we land. We've talked about a lot about property and liability insurance with acquirer. Um I would say the biggest cost driver there is workman's comp which we've kind of actually addressed in the past few years. So the idea is that they're making an honest recommendation that could go into effect next year. I will say that that that's a tight timeline from April to a potential July start date. Um, but I think that um, it's possible and there are probably things things that are more achievable like when we talk about stop-loss versus changing an entire medical plan for next year. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Mr. Dwight.
Any discussion members? Seeing none, I'm sorry, vice chair wai for the vote again. Chair goes I. >> Anybody on EDT want to change their vote? Okay, it passes. >> Thank you. >> Government operations, same recommendation. Does anybody want to change their vote? Seeing Seeing none, the recommendation still stands adopted. >> Thank you. Sorry. Moving on to Senate Bill 2074 relating to state facilities. Amit uh passing with an SD1 by removing references references to the convention center and naming rights due to concerns raised by the HTA and the Department of Budget and Finance relating to tax consequences, including insertion of a new conforming section in chapter 102 HRS clarifying that the chapter does not apply to concessions within the stadium facility and making necessary technical non-substantive changes and defecting the date to July 1st. 2050.
Any questions on those job descriptions? In addition to doing the comprehensive review, there will be evaluations that are um aligned with the updated job descriptions. Not to that point yet right now. It's just we're in the review and updating process, but that's the ultimate goal. >> All right.
It's it's your first amendment right to freedom of expression. Um again I would just caution you that you sit at the table with a diverse group of people. people elected by citizens in the community for various reasons with their with their votes. Um, which are which is serious business to me. Um, we all if we all had the same thoughts and ideas, what a boring place the world would be, right? So, we all bring a different perspective, a different skill set, and a different reason for sitting on the board. So, the best thing you can do is uh live with your ears wide open. um listen to your fellow members. Um take their their concerns and their comments into thoughtful consideration. And if you find yourself on the losing end of a vote, I have more than once. Um remember that the body um has made an official action through this vote and as an elected member of this body, I don't have to like it.
>> Thank Thank you. [clears throat] Yeah, just you mentioned before stop-loss waitings. I'm just trying to understand what that is. And just so you understand exactly where I'm coming from, my understanding is we have stop loss at $175,000, >> which means our self insurance pays everything up to 175 >> and then over 175 we get reimbured by somebody. So we do have insurance, but it doesn't kick in at zero or $1,000 deductible. It's $175,000. >> Correct. >> Um, so when we were in the budget, my recollection, uh, at least what I was trying to convey was what's a good number for that? Is 175,000 a good number? Should it be 275? Should it disappear entirely? >> Like I'm just curious when you mentioned stop-loss weightings. I don't know what that is, but is that speaking to the point that I had raised about looking at that number to see if it makes the most sense?
Any discussion? >> Um, uh, >> does it not apply or >> does not apply >> inside of >> No, does not apply to concessions [clears throat] within the stadium. So, >> okay. Um, uh, vice chair will for the vote. Chair goes I. >> I vote yes. Senator Fukunaga. >> I. >> Senator Kim. >> Hi. >> Senator Favlla. >> Hi. >> Chair. Your recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. >> Government operations same recommendation. Senate draft one. I vote yes. Vice Chair votes. Senator Hashimoto. Hi, >> Senator Moryaki. >> Hi, >> Senator Aa. Excuse. The measures adopted. >> Thank you. With that, we are adjourned. Hello and welcome to the hearing with the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism. This is our 105 PM agenda. We are here for decision making on three bills. First bill up is Senate Bill 2716 relating to cooperatives. After careful discussion, um you know, while this is a good idea to um to uh look at cooperatives, uh we are going to uh defer this bill.
Any questions, concerns or comments regarding the job description? >> I do have on the maintenance and the transportation. Is there no secretary in those departments right now? >> No. >> That this um >> There is not. >> Okay. >> Yeah. [clears throat] Any other questions here? None. Maybe like to make a motion to approve the new job descriptions. >> I'll make a motion. >> Thank you. I have a second. >> I'll second. Thank you, Andrew. Roll call, please. >> Greg Meyer, [snorts] >> yes. >> Lisa Schumacher, >> yes. >> Tyson Serge, yes. Adam Himkin, >> yes. >> Andre Corey, >> yes. >> Perfect. Thank you. Next item is approval of a midyear graduates. >> Yeah. And these were two names that were um erroneously left off of the list that you approved in December. And then in January when Mr. Mr. Reeves brought it to our attention.