2005-06-17 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes June 17, 2005 Page 2 appointments.) Commissioner Frazier moved and Vice Chair Lassiter seconded to accept and file the personnel orders. The motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS • Commissioner Kaoiwi moved and Vice Chair Lassiter seconded to accept and file the communications. Discussion: Commissioner Frazier stated that Correspondence 05 -31, the 2005 HSLEOA Conference is scheduled for the same date as the commission's meeting in September. Ms. Pelayo stated that the conference was originally scheduled for September 14 -16, so they moved the commission's monthly meeting up a week. Commissioner Lundkvist moved, and Vice Chair Lassiter seconded that they reschedule September's meeting to the 16th. The motion carried unanimously. The motion to accept and file the communications carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS • Budget and Finance (Bertsch /Frazier): Commissioner Frazier reported that grants and CIPs are on schedule, and spending is at projected levels. The NACOLE conference is scheduled for October 23 -26, 2005, in Miami, Florida, and he would like to initiate preparation for attendance in order to obtain economical rates. Chair Bertsch reported that the commission will be hosting the 2006 State of Hawaii Police Commission Conference, but they did not provide for it in the budget. Chair Bertsch asked Commissioner Frazier, of the finance committee, to draft a letter to the Chief requesting funds to host the conference. • Office Management and Staffing (Bertsch /Mitchell): The committee had no report. • Rules and Policies (Bertsch / Lundkvist): Chair Bertsch stated that Corporation Counsel Ashida did a very good job in explaining the commission's duties during the training workshop the previous day. He would like the names of all the individuals who helped so he could thank them. • Contractual Services (Frazier): The committee had no report. • Public Relations (Bertsch /Lassiter): Vice Chair Lassiter requested that Deputy Chief Kubojiri give a status report of the fleet committee. Deputy Chief Kubojiri stated that they have been meeting twice a month, are in an informational stage, and have been gathering data from other police departments that have a fleet. It would be county owned, county owned take home, or a hybrid of county owned and subsidized vehicles. Visibility would be the main reason for the change. West Hawaii Crime Stoppers thought it would cut costs because it would be cheaper than paying officers to use their vehicles. The committee is concerned about visibility, officer safety, and want the vehicles to be are fully equipped.