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Up to 14% of GovGuam employees retirement eligible
By Joe Taitano II
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About 13% to 14% of government of Guam employees are currently eligible for retirement, Director Edward Birn of the Department of Administration told lawmakers during the agency s budget hearing on Wednesday.
Sen. Tina Muña Barnes brought up the concern over the approaching number of retirees during the hearing, citing the need to preserve institutional knowledge within GovGam that could be lost as more experienced employees step down. You get a lot of people that are retiring . this COVID is, is causing a lot of people to rethink their lives and wanting to say, okay, you know, I ll retire now, Sen. Telo Taitague said.
Bill to limit governor s emergency powers goes to override vote
By Joe Taitano II
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Lawmakers will be voting on whether to override Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero s veto of a bill that would limit the power of the governor to continually extend a state of public health emergency.
Bill 11 was vetoed in March by the governor. It would automatically terminate a state of public health emergency after 90 days, unless renewed by a resolution of the Legislature, and require another renewal by senators every 30 days to prevent termination.
The bill would also let lawmakers vote terminate the declaration at any time if there is no high probability of death, serious disability or substantial future harm.
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A group of Republican senators introduced legislation that would require meetings between the governor and all members of the Guam Legislature to be open to the public.
Recently, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero met with senators to discuss how the American Rescue Plan funds would be used. The meeting was closed to the public, and was followed by a press conference.
Sens. James Moylan, Chris Duenas and Tony Ada introduced legislation on Monday that would mandate that closed-door meetings could not take place between the governor and all senators. Guam law allows any meeting called by the governor of Guam, where they invite senators of the Guam Legislature, to be closed to the public, and likewise any meeting where the speaker of the Guam Legislature invites the governor to meet with the senators of the Guam Legislature, that discussion can also be in a secret environment, Moylan said in a press release Monday. While these meetings may not involve deli