2010-01-15 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session minutes January 15, 2010 Page 2 • Commissioner Politano Steckel moved to accept the Maui and Honolulu Police Commission minutes. Vice Chair Mended seconded, and it carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS • Budget and Finance (Kaoiwi /Mende): No report. • Office Management and Staffing (Whittemore): No report. • Rules and Policies (Behenna /Sumja): ➢ Development of vision and mission statement: Done at end of agenda. ➢ Review of revised rules and regulations: Deferred. • Contractual Services (vacant): No report. • Public Relations /Information ( Politano Steckel /Ignacio): Commissioner Politano Steckel stated that the committee still needs to meet. The fallen officers' monument will be on the corner of the police department's lot across St. Joseph School. She is willing to continue working on the monument when she is off the commission. • Chair Whittemore stated that the Mayor is working on filling the commission's vacancies. CHIEF'S REPORT Including: • Crime: Assistant Chief Tavares summarized the written report. • Traffic: Assistant Chief Pacheco summarized the written report. He reported on a traffic fatality on the Akaka Falls Road. Regarding the cell phone ban, when pulled over to use the phone, the vehicle's engine must be turned off. The commission asked that they put out a press release about this. • Personnel (Including, but not limited to work and training assignments, promotions, reallocations, severance from service, automobile allowances, and appointments.) Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported that the vacancies are the same as in December. Three sworn officers retired in December. Civilian vacancies are still at 13. Finance will have a full staff in February. Chair Whittemore stated that in the Chief's goals for 2010, he brought out furloughing of civilian staff. The majors have been asked to implement a plan. It seems that they will stagger the work. • Finance: Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported that their target is 50 %, and they are at 48 %. They are continuing on with the budget process.