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Regular Session Minutes <br />September 19,2025 <br />Page 2 <br />made public. He also called forthe creation of aninteraction groupfor consistent <br />consultation between the community and police on developing matters. <br />Ellen Lubranoexpressed theimportance of selecting a police chief with strong leadership <br />skills, law enforcement knowledge, and the ability to build community relationships. She <br />qualities such as integrity, communication, problem-solving, and accountability. She <br />cautioned against diverting local law enforcement resources toward federal immigration <br />enforcement, stressing the need for a chief who upholds ethical standards and respects <br />community trust. <br />APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES <br />CommissionerBotelhomotioned to approvethe regularand executivesession minutes for <br />July 18, 2025,seconded by Commissioner Urban-Smith. With no discussion, the motion <br />carried unanimously, and the minutes were approved. <br />Commissioner Urban-Smith motioned to approve the regular and executive session <br />minutes for August 22, 2025,seconded by Commissioner Botelho. With nodiscussion, the <br />motioncarried unanimously, and the minutes were approved. <br />POLICE CHIEF’S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br />Items from the chief’s written reports were highlighted: <br />Crime Report: Major Scott Amaralreported897serious crimes through August 31, <br />2025.Area I and Area II criminal investigation units investigated 206of these cases, <br />with 165in Area I and 41in Area II. <br />Calls for Service: For August 2025,the departmentreceived 10,178calls for service <br />(FYTD 20,446). <br />A discussion followed regarding clearance rates, cases not accepted by the <br />Prosecutor’s Office, and the extended length of time,sometimes years,before cases <br />proceed to court. Concerns were expressed regarding the potential impact on officer <br />morale and the absence of publicreporting from the Prosecutor’s Office. The <br />conversation also touched on theincrease in cybercrime and the process for reporting <br />such incidents. <br />Traffic Report: Major Thomas Shopay reported that as of September 10, 2025,traffic <br />crashes for the fiscal year to date were165compared to 169for the previous fiscal <br />year.DUI arrests totaled 136, down from 169last fiscal year. DUI arrests for August <br />were 62, compared to 74 in July. Island-wide traffic citations included 3,955 <br />moving/regulatory, 384seatbelt,44child restraint, and 1,343speeding, for a total of <br />5,913citations issued during the reporting period. <br /> <br />