2005-07-15 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes July 15, 2005 Page 2 • Office Management and Staffing (Bertsch /Mitchell): The committee had no report. Rules and Policies (Bertsch / Lundkvist:): Commissioner Lundkvist stated that every meeting is called a special meeting, and they need to change their rules. Commissioner Frazier explained that the meetings are called special because the commission's rules state that the meetings are at 10:00 a.m. Over the years, the agenda has grown, and so the meetings now start at 9:00 a.m. Chair Bertsch encouraged the commissioners to make suggestions for changes at the next meeting. He stated that in order to change the rules, they must hold a public hearing and take public input. Commissioner Lundkvist stated that she would like this done before Chair Bertsch's term on the commission ends. • Contractual Services (Frazier): The committee had no report. • Public Relations (Bertsch /Lassiter): The committee had no report. CHIEF'S REPORT Including: • Crime: Assistant Chief Day entertained questions to the written report. He pointed out that the end of the fiscal year report showed 83,971 calls for service. Chair Bertsch stated that with the RMS, Records Management System, they are able to track all calls, even the minor ones. He was told that they allocate their resources based on the number of calls. He wondered if the increased tracking is becoming evident in the RMS and if it is helping with allocating resources. Assistant Chief Osorio stated that the RMS is designed to help them if there are dramatic increases in services and to apply resources accordingly. But, there is no truth that the RMS has generated more calls for service; it was already there. Now, all entries, including miscellaneous public entries, have to go through the RMS. AC Day stated that they have had a problem with officers typing and logging in miscellaneous complaints themselves. Now, with the RMS everything is being logged. AC Osorio stated that the CAD module in the RMS is able to track the response time to a call, but they are not able to view it in real time. Commissioner Frazier stated that Area II has substantially higher numbers that Area I, and he asked if it was attributed to particular individuals who were recently taken off the street. AC Day stated that was exactly what it was, a series of checks and credit cards. Traffic: Assistant Chief Nakamichi summarized the written report. Chair Bertsch reiterated, from the last meeting, that the department is doing a good job with decrease in accidents and DUls. He would like the department to continue with the speed boards and TEU.