2023-01-20 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes January 20, 2023 Page 8 psychological test. AC Burian stated he doesn't know what specifics they are given, but they are told that they did not pass. He stated that he can't speak to the letter that they send the applicants and what the department tells them. He doesn't believe they are given the specifics, but they are told that it's not a be-all-end-all. They had people who haven't passed the psych and had tried again. It doesn't mean they won't pass it going forward. Sometimes circumstances in your life, distractions, or other variables are a factor. Applicants are told that they can always reapply. Commissioner Robinson stated that he spent ten years on the civil service commission. They had a lot of hearings regarding people that have been terminated, a lot of police recruits and officers. Whenever they would appeal their removal from recruit class sometimes it was due to failing the psychological evaluation or the lie detector test. They weren't told why they didn't pass the psych evaluations, they contested it and would have the psychologist testify and sometimes it was traumatic what they had to hear during the course of those. That was an eye-opener for him to see the reasons why officers were removed. There were also police officers who weren't removed but didn't pass probation. One thing that bothered him was the question asking about drug use on the questionnaire. There were several people who appealed that, there are people who smoked pot in high school and wouldn't be able to get the job, but he believes it has since been changed to two years. • Finance: Assistant Chief Burian reported that as of December 31, 2022, their targeted overall expenditure was 47.8% and the actual was 47.05%. Salary expenses target expenditure through the payroll period was 54.17% and the actual was 53.42%. Regular salaries and wages consisted of 47.19%, overtime salaries and wages were 194.47%, and miscellaneous salaries and wages were 76.43%. • Commendations: Chief Moszkowicz reported receiving four commendations, involving seven personnel since the last Police Commission meeting in recognition of outstanding services. Three in South Hilo and one in South Kohala. ➢ Pleasant Hill Police Department Chief Alfonso Pizzano expressed appreciation to Detective Richard Itliong for his professionalism and hard work in interviewing a suspect in a homicide investigation that allowed them to complete their investigation. ➢ Captain Rio Amon-Wilkins commended Detective Derek Morimoto and Officer Edwin Namohala Jr. for their outstanding investigative efforts and dedication in a case that was reclassified from suicide to murder. ➢ Department of Agriculture Inspector Maria McCarthy expressed appreciation to Officers Bryson Pilor, Sean Kepo'o, and Greg Matias for their investigative work on a burglary that resulted in the speedy recovery of their stolen vehicle and the apprehension of a suspect.