2005-06-17 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes June 17, 2005 Page 4 Commissioner Kaoiwi stated the department's support staff hasn't grown over the past 20 years ago. For the past 10 -12 years, the county has been working on a status quo budget. The police can't work on that, and now they can't move their money around. It's not fair that they expect the Chief and his personnel to function without enough money. They need to express their concerns to their council member. People will leave when they get burned out. • Finance: Accountant Kay Nishibashi entertained questions to the written report; there were none. Commissioner Frazier stated that the department's expenditures are under budget. • Commendations: Chief Mahuna reported receiving seven commendations for the month. • Other Departmental Activities: Chief Mahuna reported that the progress on CALEA is positive. He hopes to be at the point of application by this time next year. Chair Bertsch asked that the lieutenant assigned to CALEA brief them on accreditation at the next meeting. INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS (Started at 10:55 a.m.) STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS (Open to the public.) JANET SILVA (Complaint 05 -10): Stated that she called the police to complain about her neighbor's boom box noise. An officer came down and just made a U -turn on the property. She told the officer to tell them to cut down the boom box music. The officer told her not to give him orders, and that he didn't take orders from her. The officer was arrogant. She asked for his name, and he pulled on his nametag and told her to turn his name in to the Chief. This officer was disrespectful. Other officers she's dealt with have been respectful. She called Puna Police, the Chief, and then Captain Tavares. The county charter says the public is to be treated with respect. She was not disrespectful. The officer told her that he didn't hear any music. She didn't hear any music while she talked to the officer. She believes the people in the house are selling drugs. She thought they were listening to a scanner and left before the officer got there. She doesn't know the officer. She also had problems with other tenants at that house. Although she didn't hear any music when the officer got there, she wanted the officer to go over and tell them about her complaint. Sometimes the music is so loud that it shakes her house. EXECUTIVE SESSION (closed to the public) Commissioner Mitchell moved and Vice Chair Lassiter seconded to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawaii County Police Department were 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 Hawaii County Charter Section 13 -20 (b). The motion carried unanimously. The commission convened into executive session at 11:10 a.m., and then reconvened back into regular session at 11:50 a.m.