2022-10-21 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes October 21, 2022 Page 6 passed the written, the agility was held in May and 76 were invited, 65 showed up, and 53 passed. HPD is continuing with this recruitment right now. The tentative start date for the 97t" recruit class is January 3, 2023. Recruitment for the 98t" recruit class ran in August 2022, there are currently 71 eligible applicants that passed the written exam and they have an agility test scheduled for October 26, 2022. There's active recruitment for police communications officers, which is a continuous recruitment. Commissioner Quartararo wanted to know the average length of service for sworn officers. AC Burian stated it varies, they don't have any stats on that. Commissioner Quartararo asked about the average length of stay for the last three or four recruit classes. AC Burian stated historically, you'll get less than half that make it to retirement age. This is regarding those that finish recruit class, not those that drop out during the class. Commissioner Quartararo stated they resign before retirement age, but what's the average? AC Burian stated that it varies, they had a resignation of an officer who had an excess of 20 years, they hadn't quite made retirement. He further explained that it all depends on the circumstances in an officer's life. Once an officer is vested, having at least 10 years, it's usually a good indication that they'll probably stay until retirement, but that doesn't guarantee it. He stated that they have no statistics on this, it's an individual thing depending on what's going on in their lives, and their satisfaction with the job. Chair Bertsch wanted to know the starting salaries for dispatchers. AC Burian stated that he doesn't know, but it is available online. Chair Bertsch asked how long training lasts. AC Burian explained that it's in phases. The class that they just hired will start in the center as call-takers after two months of classroom training. They'll be shadowed by an experienced dispatcher for about three to four months then will be on their own call-taking. At that point, they will go on to dispatching, an experienced dispatcher will train them for a couple of months before they are put out on their own. Chair Bertsch wanted to know the status of the new dispatch center and asked if they're still slated for 2023, AC Burian stated yes, and explained that HFD dispatch staff, HPD dispatch staff, along with Department of Public Works have been meeting monthly. Chair Bertsch asked if HPD ever had inter-governmental transfers of dispatchers from outside or within the state. AC Burian stated no, they do not. Chair Bertsch stated that HPD sees inter-governmental transfers outside of the department, but is HPD receiving applications to the department? AC Burian stated they do receive those occasionally. He further stated they don't recognize inter-governmental movements from outside the state, but they do within the state. He explained that they are always open to that and they do get inquiries from outside the state, but they would still have to go through recruit class and field training, but they're paid for their time, so it's not a losing proposition. As far as getting credit for their current experience, the State of Hawaii doesn't do that, due to the retirement system.