2021-02-19 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes February 19, 2021 Page 2 The grand jury for the island is starting up again, and they should be getting closures. They are doing roving DUI check points. Traffic Report: AC Basque reported that as of February 5, 2021, they had 432 traffic crashes vs. 607 the previous year, 8 traffic fatalities vs. 15 previous year, 3 DUI fatality vs. 13 previous year, and 679 DUI arrests vs. 617 previous year. For the month of January, 6,219 citations were issued: 4,519 moving/regulatory, 352 seat belt, 30 child restraint, and 1,318 speeding. They will have an increase in enforcement when the graduated recruits hit the road. Personnel Report: Deputy Chief Bugado reported that through January 31, there were 73 sworn vacancies. Minus the 22 in the 93rd recruit class, they have 51 actual vacancies. The department filled 89.4% of sworn vacancies as well as 84% of civilian positions. The 91St recruit class has 14 members in solo assignment until March 15. The 92nd recruit class has 19 members on solo assignment until August 18. The 93rd recruit class began field training on February 16. At the last meeting, there was discussion about female applicants. The 93rd recruit class of 22, has 3 females. They are doing background checks on 73 people in the 94th recruit class pool. The 95th recruitment was closed on February 16. Twenty-five is a manageable number in a recruit class. Chief Ferreira stated that it takes about a year from the time there is a recruit announcement, to the written test, and then to the agility test. Once they clear those, their names are referred to the police department. They do a personal history questionnaire including employment, references, etc. They are excluded if there is any kind of felony crime or if they sold drugs. They go through a psychological exam. If they test positive for drugs, they are out. Field training is 3 months, and then they get an additional 6 months training. Probation is 18 months. Deputy Chief Bugado reported that they are processing 24 dispatcher applicants for hire in April. • Finance: Deputy Chief Bugado reported that up to January 31, targeted expenditures was 58.63% and the actual was 57.71 %. S & W target was 62.5% and actual was 61.66%. The fiscal 2020-21 budget approved was $72,091,319. Commendations: Deputy Chief Bugado reported receiving 10 commendations involving 28 personnel since last meeting. Other Department Activities ✓ Annual Misconduct Report to the Legislature: Chief Ferreira reported that Corporation Counsel advised them to withhold names of officers who were disciplined because of a SHOPO lawsuit. Their initial report was submitted on