2006-11-17 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes November 17, 2006 Page 4 NEW BUSINESS • Revised Police Commission complaint form. All agreed to the new form with addition of a note to "please type or print." • Discussion on Chief of Police evaluation scheduled for December. A special meeting will be held on Monday, December 11, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Department's Conference Room A to work on the Chief's annual evaluation. Chair Lassiter asked that everyone fill out their form and have it ready for the meeting. Recess was called at 10:30 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:50 a.m. INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS - None EXECUTIVE SESSION Vice Chair Morimoto moved and Commissioner Frazier seconded to meet in executive session to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawaii County Police Department where 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. Executive session convened at 10:55 a.m. Regular session reconvened at 11:55 a.m. Corporation Counsel Ashida departed. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS • Investigation and Deliberation of Complaints ➢ Complaint HPC 06 -16: Complainant alleged that during his arrest, officers were overbearing and threatened to arrest him and his witnesses. He also alleged that the officers would not take his witnesses' statements, and that his Miranda rights were not read to him. Commissioner Politano Steckel moved and Commissioner Whittemore seconded to refer the complaint for investigation by Internal Affairs. The motion carried unanimously. ➢ Complaint HPC 06 -18: Complainant alleged that an officer served him a bench warrant for which he had been to court that morning. He also alleged that the officer insisted on searching his home without a search warrant. Commissioner Robinson moved and Vice Chair Morimoto seconded that there is insufficient evidence to prove the complainant's allegations. The motion carried unanimously. ➢ Complaint HPC 06 -22: Complainant was arrested for burglary. During the burglary, he suffered head, arm, and leg injuries from the victim. He alleged that he should have been treated at the scene rather than being transported to the cellblock first.