2022-03-18 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 18, 2022 Page 4 In regards to Commissioner Quartararo's question earlier regarding clearance rates, Chief Ferreira explained that it's a way to gauge how successful their efforts are in enforcement and investigations. If they're low on clearances, they evaluate what's causing it and what needs to be addressed to bring it back up. An example is when burglaries increased in the South Kona community. They activated a special enforcement unit, and worked with the community directly to help them solve those crimes. Chair Bertsch asked Chief Ferreira if the commission would be able to say mahalo to captains and above for their years of service and initiate an exit interview upon their retirement. Chief Ferreira stated that they will notify the Police Commission of potential retirements coming up and it would be up to the commission to put in on their agenda, schedule potential retirees for the hearing, giving them the option to attend or not. Chief Ferreira added that there's many other employees below captains that have put in 25- 30 years of service, including civilian staff. Chair Bertsch agrees. The Chief's office will also notify the commission of those potential retirements and will generate a certificate of appreciation for the employee. CHAIR'S REPORT ON MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION 2022 State of Hawaii Police Commission Conference: Chair Bertsch stated the annual conference was put on hold for the last 2 years due to COVID-19 and the Hawaii Island Police Commission is hosting this year. In light of the decline of COVID cases, it's up the commission if they want to host it this year or not. Those invited would be police commissioners statewide, secretaries, chiefs, and corporation counsel. There will be training, a guest speaker and discussions on matters that are concerning to police commissions across the state, crime trends, and hiring/evaluating police chiefs. There were about 70-100 attendees at the last conference. Spouses are welcomed to attend, but it's an extra charge. Commissioners who are located in the adjacent district from where the resort is will not be allowed room privileges. Commissioners needing to travel 2 districts or more away will be afforded room privileges. The conference will be 1 night (2 days). The conference typically starts on a Thursday, at 10:00 a.m., and ends on Friday. Chair Bertsch stated that he's looking to hold the conference during the 3ra or 4t" quarter. Chair Bertsch appointed Commissioner Quartararo to be in charge of the action committee for the conference. (Continue to next meeting) Chief Ferreira stated that the Hawaii State Law Enforcement Officials Association (HSLEOA) conference is in their lap this year, but due to COVID-19, it was pushed back to 2023.