2005-12-16 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes December 16, 2005 Page 2 Department was asked to look into the possibility of something in the office causing her to become ill. • Rules and Policies (Bertsch /Lundkvist): Chair Bertsch stated that they received a copy of the new rules and regulations which incorporates the commission's new meeting time and new classification for complaint findings. • Contractual Services (Frazier): No report. • Public Relations (Bertsch /Lassiter): Vice Chair Lassiter stated that they gave certificate of awards to Myra Iwamoto & Reed Mahuna for being nominated as employee of the year. • Regarding Fleet Implementation: Vice Chair Lassiter reported that the committee has come to an understanding that the Police Department will try 50 fleet vehicles, although they found it to be more expensive. It will be presented to the County Council. CHIEF'S REPORT Including: • Crime: Assistant Chief Day reported that the Juvenile Aid Section is short in personnel due to the retirement of the sergeant. They are gearing up on both sides of the island for the cockfighting season. In home burglaries, items taken are usually cash, jewelry, and other items that can be easily taken to pawn shops. Pawnshops are supposed to have logs of everything that comes in. Detectives do checks, but until they can get someone to input all the information into the computer, they still have to flip through receipts. Kids in Puna have been converting stolen items to cash or drugs by selling items in park pavilions. Credit cards are also worth a lot of money. Coffee thefts are their only agricultural crimes. They don't have very many auto thefts. Traffic: Assistant Chief Nakamichi summarized the written report. There were three traffic fatalities in November. DUI checkpoints are being ramped up. Personnel: Assistant Chief Osorio stated that they are still working on the cadet program, but they don't expect it to happen soon. Recruitment is ongoing and applicants are coming from around the whole island. There is no consistent number for a recruit class. The most current one has 17, and the two previous ones had 9. They project five retirements this month. Commissioner Frazier likes the ads they have been running. An officer told him the pretesting is very helpful. Finance: Accountant Kay Nishibayashi stated that they review their budget after the calendar year ends. If they need additional funds, they could go to the County Council. They will be short on fuel costs but don't know how much. As a general rule, they are conservative in the second half of the year. • Commendations: Chief Mahuna reported receiving six commendations in the past month.