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Budget panel reports out $34.4 million recharacterization to pay hazard‑pay settlements
Summary
The Honolulu City Council Budget Committee reported out Resolution 25‑331, recharacterizing $34.4 million in provisional hazard‑pay funds from current expenses to salaries to streamline payouts for pending union settlements including the firefighters’ and Teamsters’ negotiations.
The Honolulu City Council Budget Committee on Jan. 13 reported out Resolution 25‑331, which recharacterizes $34,400,000 in the FY2026 provisional hazard‑pay appropriation from current expenses to salaries so the city can more efficiently process remaining hazard‑pay payouts tied to union settlements.
Andy Kawano, director of Budget and Fiscal Services, told the committee the action is a “recharacterization of the provisional that we adopted” and not a request for new…
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