2004-03-19 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 19, 2004 Page 3 Chair Hara thanked Vice Chair Mango for a well -done presentation, but stated that the police commission and the police department need to work together on their priorities. • Office Management and Staffing (Muller /Mitchell): The committee had no report. • Rules and Policies (Bertsch /de Silva): Commissioner de Silva reported that he has been working on the draft of changes to the rules. He asked that changes be directed to him or Commissioner Bertsch. After Chief reviews their recommendations to the disciplinary system, they might need to make more changes to the rules. Commissioner Bertsch stated that the time of the meeting should be 9:00 a.m. Chair Hara stated that they will have a public hearing for changes to the rules. Commissioner de Silva inquired whether he could send the draft to all commissioners via e-mail. Corporation Counsel Ashida stated that he could legally send it to the secretary and she could then make the distribution. Contractual Services (Frazier /Moe): This being Albert Bee's last presentation, Commissioner Frazier commended Mr. Bee for his investigations. Chair Hara thanked him and stated that his reports were detailed and very good. The committee had no report. • Public Relations (Nara): The committee had no report. Chair Hara asked Commissioner Lassiter to sit on the Public Relations Committee CHIEF'S REPORT Including: Crime: AC Chai summarized the written report of Area I. They have had a number of break -ins in the Akaka Falls and Rainbow Falls areas. Two known ice users were caught when one person tried to cash a check at a bank, and the teller alerted the police. In the industrial area, soda machines had been broken into, so Community Policing Officers staked out a particular area and caught two individuals who admitted being responsible for many of the break -ins. At Honokaa School, they had problems with break -ins, the biggest damage being to locks that were super glued. • Traffic: AC Chai summarized the written report, pointing out that the DUI arrest needed to be corrected to reflect the fiscal year. Major Day summarized the written report of Area II. He reported that over the past months, they worked on the missing person case of Joshua Mettler. Last month they found the responsible person and that it was a murder. Commissioner Moe inquired whether the department was looking into increasing the Puna staff, especially because of the high crime statistics. The Puna District has