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Hawaii County Police Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />July 20, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br />• Office Management and Staffing (Lassiter / Morimoto): No report. <br />• Rules and Policies (Lundkvist /Mitchell): No report. <br />• Contractual Services (vacant): No report. <br />• Public Relations (Politano /Robinson): None. <br />CHIEF'S REPORT <br />Including: <br />• Crime: Assistant Chief Day reported that this month's report is an end of the year <br />report. They are doing very well with major crimes. In response to Commissioner <br />Whittemore's inquiry, he attributed the higher numbers in East Hawai'i to the <br />larger population. <br />• Traffic: Major Dawrs reported having a significant reduction in DUI, traffic <br />fatalities, and traffic accidents. <br />• Personnel: AC Ferreira reported that they have 63 sworn and 14 civilian <br />vacancies. They are recruiting through newspapers and television, and attend as <br />many job fairs. The private market is very lucrative right now, and they are <br />competing with them. They expect the SHOPO contract wage increase to make a <br />difference. <br />• Finance: AC Ferreira reported that their finance department is still understaffed. <br />An internal memo has gone out to proceed with preparation of next year's budget. <br />In response to Commissioner Whittemore's inquiry, he stated that federal grants <br />are not lost at the end of the county's fiscal year. <br />• Commendations: Chief Mahuna reported receiving 15 commendations since the <br />last commission meeting. Of importance is that the commendations involved <br />multiple employees. This is an indication that the employees are holding the <br />mission statement and core values to heart. Vice Chair Morimoto asked that they <br />work with the media to put things like this in the newspaper. <br />• Other Departmental Activities: Chief Mahuna reported that the cadet program will <br />start with ten members. They will work with the union on the three phases of the <br />program. <br />Regarding marked police vehicles, they were able to get only 18 vehicles for $1 <br />million, not the 20 they thought. They will have four -wheel drives and sedans. <br />The blue and whites will cost more than regular vehicles because they will have <br />cages for officer safety, the frame and suspension will be heavier, and the engine <br />and transmission will be different. They currently have marked vehicles in every <br />