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In March, the Honolulu City Council’s Salary Commission recommended whopping City Council raises of 60.2% to 64.4%, and mayoral and top administrative salary increases of 12.5% or more.
Chair Malia Espinda has requested City Council authorization to retain a “qualified third party expert” to conduct a $100,000 salary study. The study would examine pay packages for officials and employees in city governments comparable to Honolulu, and in the private sector, in order to set competitive salaries and ease hiring and retention pressures.
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the Honolulu Salary Commission recommended the City Council vote to approve raises for Council members and city administrators. The Council can reject the raises, but a vote is not required to approve them.