2007-01-19 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes January 19, 2007 Page 3 • Personnel: Major Enanoria reported that vacancies increased due to retirements. A recruit class of ten will hit the road on February 16, and another nine members will be effective June 16, 2007. They are working on two active lists and hope to start a new class on April 1 . Continuous recruitment will be ongoing until their needs are met. They have been receiving inquiries from other islands and the mainland, and have had intergovernmental interests. A copy of the recruitment video will be given to the commission. Commissioner Kaoiwi commended the department for doing a tremendous job on the video. Major Enanoria gave kudos to Gabriel Cabanas and Mike Ben of Human Resources. Ms. Pelayo reported that Human Resources will give a presentation on the cadet program at the next meeting. • Finance: Major Jay Enanoria summarized the written report. Deputy Chief Kubojiri reported being over budget in administrative services due to overtime work on the new records management system. Overtime is also attributed to shortages in dispatcher and clerical positions. Corporation Counsel Ashida stated that filling positions is a county -wide problem because the pay is not competitive with the private sector. Deputy Chief Kubojiri thanked the commissioners, on behalf of himself and Chief Mahuna, for supporting their salary increase. • Commendations: Deputy Chief Kubojiri reported receiving seven commendations since the last meeting. • Other Departmental Activities: Deputy Chief Kubojiri reported working on specifications for the blue and white vehicles. It will be sent to Finance by the end of the month. They will receive $1 million and would like to purchase SUVs and sedans for Puna, Hilo, South Kohala, and Kona. Their plan is to have blue and whites in every district 24/7. Mayor Kim saw the benefits of mobilization with subsidized vehicles during the recent earthquake, and so they will continue to use them.