2025-05-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Regular Session Minutes May 16, 2025 Page 2 POLICE CHIEF’S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Items from the Chief’s written reports were highlighted: Crime Report:MajorScottAmaralreported 4,868serious crimes through April30, 2025.Area I and Area II criminal investigation units investigated 662of these serious crimes, with 443in Area I and219in Area II. Calls for Service: InApril2025,the department received 9,681calls for service. Fiscal year to date is 100,585. Traffic Report:Assistant ChiefChadBasquereported that as of May 13, 2025, there were824traffic crashes this fiscal year, compared to 739last year.Traffic fatalities are at 20,compared to21the previous year.The DUI fatality count is seven compared to nine the previous year. DUI arrests are at786compared to 773.In April 2025, there were 65 DUI arrests,compared to78the previous month.InApril 2025,5,246citations were issued, including 3,672 for moving/regulatory, 383for seat belt violations, 16for child restraint violations, and 1,042for speeding. Personnel Report: Assistant ChiefSherry Bird reported a total of 90sworn police st vacancies in the field. After accounting for 13 recruits from the 101class, fivefrom the ndrd 102class, andfivefrom the 103class, the department currently has 67unfilled sworn positions.Currently, there are23 positions filled and 15vacant for police communication officers.All five supervising police communication officer positions are fully staffed. Overall, the department has filled 426of 493sworn positions (87%) and 120of 159civilian positions (76%). Assistant Chief Bird provided an update on recruitment activities, recruit classes, and ongoing recruitment efforts.Challenges and strategies to improve recruitment and retention, including the potential development of an online course to help increase written test passing rates. Finance: Assistant ChiefBirdreported that HPD's overall expenditure target was 79.81%, with the actual expenditure at88.37%. The target salaries and wages were 87.50%, with the actual at 88.58%. Regularsalaries and wages were at 76.16%, overtime salaries and wages at 301.46%, and miscellaneous salaries and wages at 157.14%. Commendations& Awards:Chief Moszkowicz reported receiving 17 commendations involving 27 personnel since the last commission meeting for exceptional service. He also shared several recognitions: Officer Rodney De Lima Jr. was named the 2024 Officer of the Year by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Haw lighting ceremony in Italy; and Officer Paul Wright III was honored as the first- Officer of the Quarter for first quarter of 2025 during a ceremony in Ocean View.