2009-08-14 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes August 14, 2009 Page 2 • Correspondence 09 -18, from Police Chief Harry Kubojiri regarding playing of loud music while transporting prisoners. Commissioner Kaoiwi moved to accept. Commissioner Behenna seconded. Discussion: Commissioner Behenna thanked the Chief for the memo and his prompt action. Chair Whittemore thought it needs to go further. The motion carried unanimously. • Honolulu Police Commission Minutes of June 3, 2009. Commissioner Kaoiwi moved to accept. Commissioner Ignacio seconded, and it carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS • Budget and Finance (Kaoiwi /Mende): Commissioner Mende reported that they looked at the budget concerning the NACOLE conference. Although it is important, they recommend not attending because of the current budget crisis. Perhaps they could attend next year. Commissioner Kaoiwi stated that he recently attended a meeting that discussed the sale of the Hamakua lands. If the land is not sold this year, the county will be in deep trouble. They can expect it to be worse next year. He suggested not using the investigator's funds for travel because next year will be even tighter. Hawaii County is scheduled to host the annual State of Hawaii Police Commissioners' conference, and some of the money already allocated can be used for the conference. If the budget gets very tight, they may have to cancel the conference. Commissioner Sumja agreed that they should cancel this year's attendance to the NACOLE conference, but that they should not delete this budget item. Commissioner Ignacio moved to defer attendance to the NACOLE conference to next year. Commissioner Kaoiwi seconded, and it carried unanimously. Chair Whittemore stated that they would like to host a conference that is relevant to civilian oversight and is of value to everyone. He will seek input from the other commissions on topics of interest. He will also be looking at venue proposals. • Office Management and Staffing (Whittemore): No report. • Rules and Policies (Behenna /Sumja): Commissioner Sumja reported that they met in Honoka`a and again with Corporation Counsel. It's not a matter of "If it's not broken, don't fix it," but to make it better. They want the commission to have a mission statement. Commissioner Behenna reported that they are on schedule. They met with Corporation Counsel Ashida and identified areas for research. They will meet with him again. They expect to provide each member a draft of the changes prior to the next meeting. They have strong feelings for either or both a mission statement and vision