2021-09-20 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes September 20, 2021 Page 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 27, 2021, regular and executive sessions: Commissioner Robinson motioned to approve the minutes. Commissioner Sur seconded, and it carried unanimously. POLICE CHIEFS REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES • Crime Report: AC O'Connor reported that up through August 31, 2021, there were 1,052 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation units investigated 124 of those crimes. In the month of August, the department received 9,741 calls for service. 2,703 calls were for criminal/traffic and 7,038 for miscellaneous public assistance. Homeless issues and runaways are reported under reported in MP unless it's for criminal activity. Commissioner Sur stated that a lot of the homeless have dogs. He expressed concern over unleashed dogs, especially in light of the woman in Puna who was attacked by a dog and later died. AC O'Connor stated that your dog does not have to be on a leash if it's on your property, although that dog in question left its property. Traffic Report: AC Basque reported that for the month of August, 4,678 citations were issued — 3,565 for moving/regulatory, 281 seatbelt, 10 child restraint, and 822 for speeding. In response to Commissioner Quartararo's inquiry about abandoned vehicles, he stated that if they get notice of a vehicle being left on the roadside for several days, an officer tries to locate the owner who has 24 hours to move the vehicle. The vehicle is tagged as abandoned, and AV is taped on it. It is then reported to the Department of Environmental Management. They try to locate the owner who has 24 hours to move the vehicle. Most of the time, they cannot locate the owner. DEM has a towing contract. Personnel Report: AC Jelsma reported that up through September 15, they had 50 unfilled sworn positions. They had 14 unfilled radio dispatchers. The department filled 89.6% of sworn positions and 80.6% civilian positions. The 94th Recruit Class started with 32 new hires on June 1. They are now down to 22. The 95th Recruit Class had 465 applications. After moving through the process and completing the PHQ packet, 63 remain. The Police Radio Dispatcher I recruitment period ended on August 31. They lost 10 people in their last recruit class which is larger than normal. They usually lose one or two on the first day. Age is not a factor. It's more mindset and background. They give individuals every opportunity to succeed. Many people don't know what police work is about. • Finance: AC Jelsma reported that up to August 31, their targeted expenditure was 21.48%, and actual 20.97%. S&W target was 20.83%, and actual was 20.35%. Their 2021-22 fiscal budget is $73,018,183 and includes a 5% overall budget reduction. Commendations: Deputy Chief Bugado reported that the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii selected Officer Paul Rose as Officer of the Month for August. The Kona Crime