2023-05-19 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes May 19, 2023 Page 7 ➢ Several meetings with County HR, to discuss continual recruitment and early hiring process. ➢ He attended the Inter-County Criminal Intelligence Unit (ICCIU) conference in Maui. ➢ He authorized the use of pick-up trucks to be used as subsidized vehicles, with several restrictions and requirements. ➢ April 27th he was invited by PBS to fly over to Oahu for a Kakou Town Hall Meeting, the subject was "How do we keep habitual offenders off our roads?" ➢ April 24th Fire Chief Todd asked him to join in on a meeting regarding the dispatch center. They discussed the manpower shortage and the possibility of relocating temporarily. There is no merger of Police and Fire dispatch. There was a crisis, one fire dispatcher was available to work and this person has been working in their dispatch center since May 4th. This raised grievances and a supplemental agreement was executed. Dispatchers will be paid an extra $4.61 per hour for every hour they come to work, on top of their regular base pay until the end of the current contract. ➢ There were two police week ceremonies on the island. On Sunday there was the Hawaii Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Foundation Ceremony. Captain T.N. Simeona was added to the memorial wall in Honolulu and in Hilo on Monday. Commissioner Quartararo wanted to know HPD's role in clearing up the homeless encampments in Kona. Chief Moszkowicz explained it will be addressed within the next week. It's basically compassionate disruption, which requires a good deal of coordination and collaboration. Regarding the new tasers coming out, Commissioner Bertsch asked if the commission could be provided with a quick demonstration. Chief Moszkowicz explained the differences between Taser 7 and Taser 10 and stated when the time gets closer, they could do a presentation. Regarding the Big Island Law Enforcement Coalition, Commissioner Bertsch asked if they have been discussing private issues within law enforcement and if there's a possibility to have commission representation. Chief Moszkowicz stated they only had one meeting, so he isn't sure how it'll evolve, as far as he can see, it's not law enforcement-sensitive. They collaborate and discuss what's happening on the Big Island. Commissioner Bertsch advised that the department should reach out to the 93rd CST Team in regard to the island-wide interoperability on the radios. He further stated the only thing they had an issue with in the past about pick-up trucks, was the bumper height and the height of the blue light. He believes Arizona was using them for fish and game or wildlife trucks, they added grill lights. Commissioner Bertsch stated as they look toward the 2024 fiscal year, the Police Commission Rules state the Police Department is supposed to adequately fund the Police Commission to do their roles and responsibilities. In the past, the commission wanted a