2020-01-17 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes January 17, 2020 Page 2 4,777 citations were issued: 3,121 moving/regulatory, 463 seat belt, 20 child restraint, and 1,173 speeding. In response to questions from the commissioners, Assistant Chief Wagner stated that the large number of citations in Kona were not related to what happened on the mountain. Citations on the mountain were in the Hilo District. Kona had twice the number of citations as Hilo and has a greater need for traffic enforcement. The Queen K Highway causes a lot of problems. The State has jurisdiction over roads. Chair Bertsch stated that the Police Department does not design the roads. They only enforce the laws. Personnel Report: Assistant Chief Thomas reported having 82 sworn in -field vacancies. On January 31, they will conduct a recruit agility test. 86.7% sworn vacancies are filled. They have 8 radio dispatcher vacancies, and with a resignation tomorrow, there will be 9. They will conduct dispatcher recruitments in February and August. Commissioner St. Ambrogio stated that there are a lot of grants out there. She suggested that one or two reserve officers spend a portion of their time working on grants. The Fire Department works with the Sayre Foundation who provide them with a lot of grants. Finance Report: AC Thomas reported that a lot of their overtime is due to TMT. They are waiting on an agreement with the County for overtime payment. Commendations of Personnel: Deputy Chief Bugado reported receiving three commendations involving eight personnel since the last meeting. Other Department Activities: Police Chief Ferreira reported that they are still on track with bodyworn cameras. They will conduct test with three vendors. Regarding the Spillman, it is their record management system and computer aided dispatch. Spillman is the new vendor providing the software. He invited the commissioners to observe their dispatch center in Kona or Hilo. Recruit graduation will be on March 13, and invitations will be sent to all commissioners. Regarding the Reserve Officer Program, the CALEA standard is that reserve officers must do the same things regular officers do. They use reserve officers to supplement staffing, especially when they have events. They do lack a grant writer. Officers in Vice, JAS, and CPO do look at grants when they come up, but they are specific to their jobs. The AG's office also notifies them of grants. Recess was called at 10:48 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 11:10 a.m.