Raises for Top Leaders at Honolulu Hale?

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Honolulu Hale officials could be in for raises even while Mayor Carlisle has recommended against any pay increases, saying they would send the wrong message to civil servants and the public.

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Despite signals from the mayor and the City Council that raises for leaders at Honolulu Hale aren’t a good idea right now, the Salary Commission is still looking at that possibility.

KHON covered the commission meeting, and reports that members “voted to recommend raises of 5.5 percent for the police chief and his deputies, 4 percent for the fire chief and his deputy, and 3 percent for city council members, and most directors and department heads and their deputies.”

“It’s been four years since anybody has even been considered for a raise and we just feel like after that period of time these modest raises are appropriate,” said Salary Commission Chairman Jim Donovan.

Read and watch the full story for details and reaction from the mayor and the council: Pay raises suggested for top City and County jobs

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