2002-11-08 Police Commission Minutes

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Regular Session Minutes November 8, 2002 Page 3 The commission convened into executive session at 10:35 a.m. and reconvened back into open session at 11:00 a.m. 3) Review of acknowledgment, consent, and release form for applicants waiving claims against County of Hawaii: Corporation Counsel Ashida stated that this form is protected as an attorney's work product. The particulars or the legal consequences it asks cannot be given out. Commissioner Lambeth moved to accept the form. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Manago and unanimously carried. NEW BUSINESS • Deferral of promotions until new chief of police is appointed. Commissioner Manago moved that all promotions be deferred until the new chief of police is appointed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lambeth and unanimously carried. Corporation Counsel Ashida stated that the commission does not have the legal powers over promotions, although they could recommend. Under the County Charter 7 -2.2 c 6, they have advisory powers. Commissioner Manago stated that they make a recommendation on this. Chair Okabe announced that they would now meet in executive session to interview the chief of police applicants. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Lambeth moved to meet in executive session to consider the hire of an employee where consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved and to consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92 -5 (a) (2) and (4) and to consider the hire, evaluation, dismissal, or discipline of an officer or employee or of charges brought against the officer or employee where consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved, provided that if the individual concerned requests and open meeting, an open meeting shall be held. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Muller and unanimously carried. The commission convened into executive session at 11:05 a.m. to interview applicants for chief of police. The commission reconvened back into executive session at 4:35 p.m. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS • Selection of finalists for chief of police Chair Okabe announced that an applicant would need five votes to become a finalist. The following were the roll call votes: Detective Moses Kaoiwi 5 votes from Bertsch, Hendricks, Kama, Lambeth, Muller.