2006-03-17 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 17, 2006 Page 3 • Commendations: Chief Mahuna reported receiving four commendations since the last meeting. • Commander's meeting minutes of February 24, 2006: No discussion. Other departmental activities: Chief Mahuna pointed out that in that morning's newspaper, there was an article on the Impaired Driving Traffic Task Force. Its mission statement is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce costs by reducing motor vehicle related fatalities and crashes in Hawaii County. To develop, promote, and implement effective education and enforcement programs and policies to reduce impaired driving in Hawaii County. They are working with the judiciary to provide stiffer penalties. They now have a stealth vehicle for locating impaired drivers. It is very impression, and it has $2,000 lighting system. He hopes the commission will be a part of the task force or send a representative to the meetings. Chief Mahuna reported that the Police Department would be having its budget hearing before the County Council on March 30 at 1:30 p.m. He would like the commission's support. Assistant Chief Osorio reported that they have hired Ms. Chris Loos as the Police Department's Public Relations Specialist. She will start on April 3 and comes with a lot of qualities that the department can use. She also knows a lot of people who can help facilitate in the job. Recess was called at 10:20 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:35 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • 2006 State of Hawaii Police Commission Conference hosted by Hawaii County: Chair Lassiter reported that the Police Department will be assisting with the conference and asked all commissioners to help with the various tasks involved in hosting the conference. Commissioner Frazier stated that he would like to have dramatizations of misconduct. Deputy Chief Kubojiri stated that infractions and departmental procedures may differ with different counties, although state laws are the same. They could take a point and expound on it. Chair Bertsch stated that they need to look at what, they as a commission, could learn. Commissioner Lundkvist stated that she would like to be able to ask the right questions. INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINT • Complaint HPC 05 -13: Complainant alleged that during the arrest of another individual, an officer threatened him with pepper spray and used profanity. The complaint was referred to Legal Eyes Investigative Services. (Originally heard in open session, as requested by both complainant and officer.)