STAND. COM. REP. NO. 912

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1448

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1448 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to set the salaries of the Executive Director and the Executive Assistant, subject to the approval of the Governor.

 

     Your Committee received comments in support of the bill from the Hawaii Public Housing Authority of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Human Resources Development.

 

     Your Committee finds that under current law the salary of the Executive Director is up to eighty-five per cent of the salary of the Director of Human Resources Development and the salary of the Executive Assistant is up to ninety per cent of the salary of the Executive Director. 

 

     Your Committee further finds that a national survey of executive officers' salary ranges for comparable public housing agencies are substantially higher than the maximum salaries permitted under current law.  In addition, the salaries are not commensurate with the responsibilities of the positions.

 

     Your Committee finds that the bill resolves these issues by authorizing the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to set the salaries of the Executive Director and the Executive Assistant subject to the Governor's approval.  This measure will ensure that qualified executives can be attracted and retained for those positions.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1448 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair