2004-06-18 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commissioner Regular Session Minutes June 18, 2004 Page 8 His recommendation is that the Chair and the junior most member of the commission attend the conference. The Chair puts a tremendous amount of effort and time into the commission, and if it is a perk for him to attend, so be it because he needs to represent them at the NACOLE conference. That person needs to be educated in the way the commission does business. That person needs to be mature enough to be able to disseminate information to NACOLE in such a manner that lends itself reputably to NACOLE. If this were causing so much hostility amongst the group, then he would vote that anybody that wants to go could go. If money is an issue, then he'll give the check because this is not about money. They need to set up a clear and concise procedure on who needs to go. His suggestion is it would be Chair and the junior most. If the Chair can't go, it would be the Vice Chair. If the junior most can't go, it would be the second junior most. In that way everybody on the commission would have the opportunity to attend NACOLE at least once. Chair Hara stated that with the first NACOLE conference that he attended, several of them wanted to attend, so they had a draw, and he was selected. With that he felt an obligation that he should take a leadership role with the commission. That's why he accepted becoming the Vice Chair with the idea that he would Chair it the following year, which he did. Last year he told his wife it was his final year. So, when he came home in December and told her he would be Chair another year, she said she thought he paid his dues. The only perk he could see out of it was attending NACOLE. Now, he will not attend the NACOLE conference because the commissioner will not settle for it. Furthermore, it should be changed to national, state, and local conferences. He does not intend to spend any of the commission money to go to the HSLEOA conference, and he will not make the opening address. He will not attend the NACOLE Conference, so if the commissioners want this motion, he will support it The motion carried with ayes from Commissioners Frazier, de Silva, Lassiter, Mitchell, and Hara. Commissioners Manago and Bertsch called nays. EXECUTIVE SESSION Vice Chair Manago motioned to meet in executive session to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawai'i County Police Department where consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved and a closed session is requested 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 (2) and Hawai'i County Charter Section 13 -20 (b). Commissioner Lassiter seconded the motion, and the carried unanimously. The commission convened into executive session at 2:28 p.m., and reconvened back into regular session at 3:00 p.m.