2023-10-20 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes October 20, 2023 Page 5 The department continues to experience numerous dropouts or no-shows, attributed to various reasons, including employment or other factors. Chair Robinson referenced the chief's report and inquired about department vacancies, pending positions, contracted/unfunded positions, and positions requiring specialized degrees and training. There was further discussion regarding the crime lab and recruitment for these positions. Commissioner Sur highlighted that the National Academy of Forensic Science holds its annual meeting every February. He mentioned the availability of a bulletin board at the event and suggested that the department utilize this board to post recruitment information. • Finance: Major Wana reported overall expenditures for the month ending September 3, 2023, HPD's targeted overall expenditure was 28.02% and the actual was 27.57%. Targeted salaries and wages expenditures were 29.17% and the actual was 28.86%. Regular salaries and wages were at 25.04%. Overtime salaries and wages were 87.59% and miscellaneous salaries and wages were 38.76%. • Commendations and Awards: Chief Moszkowicz reported receiving eleven commendations, involving twenty-four personnel since the last Police Commission meeting in recognition of outstanding services. Additionally, not mentioned in the report, Officer Collin Roberts received the Kona Crime Prevention Committee's Officer of the Month Award. • Chief Moszkowicz reported on other department activities and highlights: o The HSLEOA Conference was held on September 27-29, 2023, at the Waikoloa Beach Marriot. o Changes were made to Police Officer I recruitment efforts, adding a third class for this year. Forty-three applicants are somewhere in the final stages. They are anticipating around 30 recruits for the class starting in November. o Chief Moszkowicz presented a graph representation illustrating personnel numbers and trends. o He was contacted by the media regarding his plans to hire personnel on a contract basis to assist with the backlog of background investigations. o He met with council members to discuss personnel expansion plans. Plans include hiring a Grant Manager, an HR Specialist, and a Public Safety Counselor as part of future objectives and goals. o Three HPD personnel were nominated as outstanding County employees; Captain Rio Amon-Wilkins, Lieutenant Todd Pataray, and Police Investigative Operations Clerk, Karen Hamada. o Hi-Pal fishing tournament was held in Hamakua, 80 children participated, ages ranging from 3-17.