2022-09-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes September 16, 2022 Page 4 Commissioner Robinson asked about the 250 applicants for a recruit class, which is now narrowed down to 32. Acting Chief Bugado explained that the recruitment ran from February to March, a total of 250 applied for the position, 141 showed up to take the written test, 76 passed the written test, 76 were summoned for the agility, and there were 11 no shows, 65 showed up for the agility, out of the 65, 53 passed the agility, 12 failed. By the time they got to the PHQ (personal history questionnaire), they were down to 32. • Finance: Acting Chief Bugado reported that as of August 31, 2022, their targeted expenditure was 20.83% and the actual was 20.21%. For overall expenditures, their target was 20.67% and the actual was 19.86%. Commissioner Toci asked how the department is doing in regard to officers doing overtime. Acting Chief Bugado stated considering their vacancies, the line of work, and the types of cases that they've been getting, so far for this fiscal year, the department is right where it should be. • Commendations: Acting Chief Bugado reported receiving eight commendations, involving 60 personnel since the last Police Commission meeting in recognition of outstanding services. The large number is due to the Hawaii Special Olympics expressing appreciation to all the officers who participated in the Cop on Top Fundraiser. This fundraiser was held at Walmart stores in East and West Hawaii from August 25t" through August 27t" and raised $23,000 in East Hawaii and $21,000 in West Hawaii. The department recently had a total of eight sergeant/detective promotions effective September 1, 2022. Two officers were promoted to patrol sergeants in Puna, and six officers were promoted to detectives in Area II Criminal Investigations Section. Commissioner Robinson asked about the commendation where Suzanne Hammond commended Officers Won and McFadden for their actions during the search and rescue of her husband from the Mauna Loa Summit. Acting Chief Bugado stated that she was grateful for the way they contacted her and asked for information which helped in relaying the information to those who rescued her husband. Ms. Hammond stated that the officers were very professional. Acting Chief Bugado gave an update on the license to carry. Since they revised the permitting process for the license to carry and started receiving applications on the 24tn of August, they have received a total of 11 applications, all those applications are still being processed. Currently, there are no approved or issued licenses. Some common issues their firearms division staff have encountered are some applicants were missing the NRA certification for the instructors. Another issue was missing initials on the mental health form. There's a signature block on the bottom, there's a lot to read in between, and a lot of applicants missed that. Some applicants have provided