2005-03-18 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 18, 2005 Page 4 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Review of Chief's and Deputy Chief's salary and compensation for the Salary Commission: Deputy Chief Kubojiri reported that at the commission's request, he prepared the position description. The GO was not updated to reflect this revised position description, and it was noted on the report. Revising a GO takes a lot of time, and he couldn't provide a date of when it would be done. Commissioner Frazier commended Deputy Chief Kubojiri for the fine and comprehensive work. He motioned for the Chair to prepare a letter to the Salary Commission in support of the salary adjustment for the two positions and to incorporate ideas from the Maui Police Commission along with the position description. Commissioner Mitchell seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS Corporation Counsel Ashida explained the difference between open and executive sessions, which both the officer and the complainant may request. STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS (Open to the Public) BEATRICE HUDMAN, CORRESPONDENCE 05 -18: Her letter is a complaint about an officer. While working at McDonalds, she was assaulted by a customer. When they called the police, they were informed that the man was also involved in an accident with another vehicle. An officer said he thought this would be Kona's jurisdiction because the vehicle was rented out of Kona. The man flew back home to Las Vegas and was not charged. She wants to know why she wasn't given the man's name. She didn't know she could file a notarized complaint. Corporation Counsel stated that the prosecutor informed him that they only recently received the case and would be working on it. He told Ms. Hudman that he would be willing to discuss the case with her outside of the meeting room, which she did later. Chair Bertsch stated that Ms. Hudman would need to file a notarized complaint in order for them to investigate her complaint. EILEEN RODRIGUES, HPC 05 -02: She was there on behalf of her son who was at work. Her son was involved in a vehicle accident. He ran over a pig that was on the roadway. At the time, an officer was on the side of the road. Her complaint is that the officer did not have his lights, blue lights, or flares on to warn of the hazard. It was a safety issue that should have been avoided. She went down to the scene after her son called her. When she tried to find out what officer was involved, the officer who was actually involved, didn't tell her that it was he. She filed a claim with the county for damages to her vehicle, for the day she took off from work, and for the car rental; but it was denied. Chair Bertsch stated that without her son there, it was difficult for them to ascertain, on hearsay, what happened. OFFICER MICHAEL DECOITO: HPC 05 -01: The complainant, Brian Santos told him that he was driving up Ainaloa Boulevard when he struck a motorcyclist who was carrying a female party. There were no bikers or motorcycle around. He said the motorcyclist hit him and then