2010-12-22 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Minutes December 22, 2010 Page 2 (Commissioner Ono arrived at 9:10 a. m.) • Police Commission's 2011 Meeting Schedule. • Honolulu Police Commission Minutes of October 20, 2010. • Maui Police Commission Minutes of October 20, 2010. Commissioner Victorine moved to accept these communications for filing. Vice Chair Mende seconded, and it carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS • Budget and Finance (Mende, Ono): No report. • Office Management (Whittemore): No report. • Rules and Policies (Sumja, Victorine): No report. • Public Relations (Ignacio, Pe`a- Ferrari): No report. CHIEF'S REPORT Including: • Crime: Assistant Chief Tavares summarized the written report. Chair Whittemore pointed out that North Kohala had only one burglary. • Traffic: Assistant Chief Pacheco summarized the written report. DUI roadblocks and traffic posts are being manned almost on a daily basis, and grants are used for these. They are waiting for the toxicology report on the accident in which Colt Brennan was a passenger. They are considering a joint media release with the prosecutor's office. Personnel (Including, but not limited to work and training assignments, promotions, reallocations, severance from service, automobile allowances, and appointments.) Assistant Chief Kanehailua summarized the written report. They have 21 sworn vacancies, and anticipate three more vacancies due to retirements in early 2011. They are targeting February for the start of the next recruit class. They have 16 civilian vacancies. Finance: Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported doing well on target expenditures, a lot of which is due to reduction in overtime. They should be below their target at the end of the fiscal year. Assistant Chief Pacheco stated that they have cut back on some overtime, but not all. They do work overtime if the commander feels they need to do it and it's justified. The