2022-12-13 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Special Meeting Minutes December 13, 2022 Page 6 department. We have another candidate whose own officers and union spoke against him in his last run for chief. Then we have Major Bird, he listened to her testimony yesterday and read her resume. She has spent a lot of time in Vice, in numerous roles. She has overseen Area II. She speaks about cooperation with other agencies, but she has great difficulty dealing with other agencies. He suggested and urged that the commission looks into it. She speaks of training, but there are only five ranking officers above her, she has the influence to make a change, but she has not. Why wait to become chief to make a change? If you really care about the department and want to make a change, it has to be now. You have the power to make that decision. He stated there's only one candidate there that will give them a fresh start. Chair Brown announced that they will soon go into executive session. When they return to open session, they will bring up the four candidates and advised everyone that they're free to sit in while the commission questions them. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Andrion motioned to meet in executive session for the purpose to ratify interview questions for the candidates and to consult with the board's attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92-5 (a)(4). Commissioner Lassiter seconded, with no discussion, and it carried unanimously. Executive session convened at 10:00 a.m. Motion to reconvene open session made by Commissioner Lassiter, seconded by Commissioner Sur, with no discussion and it carried unanimously. Regular session reconvened at 10:37 a.m. Recess was called at 10:37 a.m. the meeting reconvened at 10:45 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Selection process for the next Police Chief for the County of Hawaii: All four finalists came before the commission. Vice Chair Brown announced that the commission will do it a little differently from yesterday. He stated he will open up the questioning to his fellow commissioners as well. Some questions will be asked to individual candidates specifically and some will be asked similarly to yesterday's format, where the question will apply to every candidate. • Commissioner Toci had a question for Sherry Bird. She stated we received a Marriot Hotel receipt for your work at the Ironman and the cost was $1,953.00. Have you filed a gift disclosure with the Board of Ethics? ➢ Sherry Bird stated as far as that is concerned, she did not file a gift disclosure. She was operating as a commander of running the police side of those operations, that is not considered a gift. She was running a major event that occurred on this side of the island, it occurred over a working period of..., you