Now hiring
By ddepledge
The leadership stalemate in the House has caused some delays in planning for the new session in January, but House Speaker Calvin Say has given the go-ahead for representatives to hire session staff.
In a Dec. 21 memo, Say said that each lawmaker will get $4,800 a month for salaries for session staff at this time. The maximum salary for any one session employee is $3,200 a month.
The House, according to House clerk Patricia Mau-Shimizu, usually hires over 140 part-time and full-time temporary workers during session.
According to the clerk, the green light has also been given to hire for the three committees that need the most staff expertise — Finance, Judiciary and Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Committee chairmanships, however, are in limbo until the leadership fight is settled.
Political Radar
December 31st, 2010 at 2:33 am
There are a few holes in this approach, obviously. For example, the judiciary chair cannot hire staff because there is no judiciary chair. Same with vice-speaker. Not to mention, some reps who chair committees will no longer have those committees and yet are, ostensibly, hiring staff based on their current chairmanships.
December 31st, 2010 at 9:19 am
Lets get all the people of Hawaii say no to drugs
Let clean up our Island we don’t need drug Mafia or drug cartel.let find a way to stop crime .
we need more drug arrest. or do we waite till another baby get tossed over bridge.
let find a way to stop corruption drug mafia have lot of money.
it’s for the people of Hawaii
December 31st, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Any prediction when this stalemate will end in the House?
December 31st, 2010 at 4:43 pm
One gets hired but can they work long enough to retire.
Work for a Politician, you best work your behind off
to get that person elected or no job.
Again people not working and
there are those who
work partime getting a raise.
More money to limbo?
January 2nd, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Charles, committee “caretakers” have been asked to do the committee hiring for FIN/JUD/CPC, those caretakers being either past chairs or vice-chairs, not necessarily immediate past ones.
January 3rd, 2011 at 5:48 pm
ohia, wonder if Luke who is a former JUD chair is hiring for the JUD committee.