2004-12-10 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes December 10, 2004 Page 4 • Public Relations (Hara /Lassiter): No report. CHIEF'S REPORT Including: • Crime: Major Day gave a fast recap of events. Burglaries in South Hilo have gone up a bit. In the case of man in Puna who held a woman for two months, he was charged with attempted murder. There was a home invasion in Puna. With neighborhood checks, they were able to identify all the people involved. They continue to do well in their fight against crystal meth. They are working harder, but the demand for drugs is still there. Traffic: Commissioner Hara stated that following the last meeting, Travis Loop of West Hawaii did a good job in publicizing the traffic problems. Major Dawrs stated that the news article, and then two announcements, and Commissioner Frazier's letter to the editor helped. He summarized the written traffic report. Commissioner Bertsch inquired into whether they would be issuing more radar equipment to patrol rather than to mostly TEU, to which Chief Mahuna stated that it would depend on the budget. Deputy Chief Kubojiri stated that every district has radar for its use. However, Major Dawrs reported that although the radars are getting old, they do try to put them on the streets every day. TEU is not just tasked with giving citations, they also have many other duties including traffic fatality investigations. Finance: With regards to the written report, Vice Chair Manago asked Captain Ferreira to look into the accuracy of the numbers for the commission's staff salary. There were no questions to the written report. Personnel: Captain Ferreira reported having 66 sworn vacancies in the field. However, with the recruit class, they have 51 vacant numbers. The current recruit class will be assigned to the streets in June 2005. Another class is being processed. They will have continuous recruitment beginning next week, whereby anyone may fill out an application at anytime. They continue to look seriously into the reserve and internship program. With regards to promotions, the Chief makes the notifications. Either the Deputy or one of the Assistance Chiefs makes personal contact with regrets to the individual officers. Human Resources issues the Personnel Orders. Commendations: Chief Mahuna reported receiving eight commendations since the last meeting. Every time someone gets a commendation, they reinforce their mission statement. Many officers have asked for a small copy of their goals and mission statement as a reminder, so they are now looking into obtaining copies for the vehicles. • Commanders' Meeting Minutes: No discussion.