2019-10-18 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes October 18, 2019 Page 3 fact, he would like to move the station to the highway. There are no plans to close either station. With regards to judicial boundaries, the Hamakua station supports North Hilo when there is a shortage. CALEA's report was that they needed more supervisors, not to combine the stations. They tried to address the recommendation for more supervisors. Officers must learn to work in both districts. He is not one to give up a police station. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Items from the written reports were highlighted: • Crime Report: Assistant Chief O'Connor reported that up through September 30, there were 1,625 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation units investigated 159 of those cases. There were no crime trends. Mauna Kea is at status quo, and they have not had a loss of personnel due to Mauna Kea. For the month of September, they had 9,609 calls for service. • Traffic Report: Major Basque reported that for the month of September, 4,950 citations were issued: 3,377 moving/regulatory, 293 seat belt, 21 child restraint, and 1,259 speeding. No traffic trends were noted. • Personnel Report: Assistant Chief Thomas reported having 45 sworn vacancies inclusive of the 6 officers in on the job training. The 91St recruit class has 20 recruits in training. Police recruit applications are down. It is cyclical. If the economy is good, they don't get many applicants. They are losing their ability to retain officers. They are retiring a lot sooner or leaving for another county or the mainland. They have 8 dispatch vacancies, and interviews were conducted. • Finance Report: Assistant Chief Thomas reported that they are working on the 2020-21 budget. The County asked them to prepare three budgets: status quo, 5% reduction, and 8% reduction. The preliminary budget needs to be submitted by November 1. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Deputy Chief Bugado reported receiving 11 commendations involving 16 personnel since the last meeting. He also reported that Officer Alric Dalere will be honored at the Annual Law Enforcement Top Cop Banquet n Oahu on October 24. Officer Dalere was recognized for his quick action in responding to a call of a possible drowning. He resuscitating a two- year old child who had fallen in to the family's swimming pool. Chief reported that the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii will be honoring Sergeant Shawn Tingle and Officers Michael Lucas-Medeiros and Chance Lunsford for saving the life of an unconscious women in a parked vehicle on the median of a roadway in Puna. The officers administered CPR and used an AED.