2010-12-22 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Minutes December 22, 2010 Page 3 commanders have to make the daily decision as things come up. Public service should not be impacted. Assistant Chief Kanehailua stated that they cut back on overtime in records and records report processing. They are getting complaints about OIP requirements, although not a lot. Chair Whittemore expressed concern about CALEA accreditation being jeopardized because of budget cuts. Kanehailua stated that their budget for CALEA is $20,000. They have a staff of four. They are one year away from accreditation. The money pays for training and equipment so they can be accredited. CALEA has certain requirements such as that males and females must be separated in sight and sound in the cellblock. Hawaii and Kauai counties are the only ones not accredited. He invited the commissioners to meet with the officers who are working on CALEA. Chair Whittemore asked that the commission be given updates at future meetings. • Commendations: Deputy Chief Ferreira reported receiving 12 commendations since the last meeting. Other Departmental Activities: Deputy Chief Ferreira further reported on the Legislative report of misconduct. He stated that it could involve the same officer. They do take report writing seriously. The other counties have a different way of report writing to the Legislature, so they can't compare. Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported that Honolulu will not report it until the grievance process is finalized. Deputy Chief Ferreira will report back on how they compare with the other islands. Deputy Chief Ferreira reported that they are scheduled to meet with County Finance the week of January 14 to go over their budget. They submitted their budget, was asked for justifications, and then asked to provide additional justifications. After the meeting it goes to the Mayor for approval. They are looking at making cuts in all accounts. Regarding the overtime account, they have been fortunate this past year with having no disasters. Although the census says we have grown, they cannot go to the Mayor for additional sworn positions because of the funding, but it will come to the point where they will have to. NEW BUSINESS • Police Commission's 2011 Meeting Schedule: No Discussion. Selection of Chair and Vice of the Police Commission for 2011: Commissioner Ignacio stated that Michael Sumja and Donn Mende were interested in being Chair. No one is interested in the Vice Chair position. She asked both nominees to give a brief statement of why they believe they have the qualities and interest in serving the commission and the public. Commissioner Sumja gave a brief summary of his qualifications and then withdrew his interest in being Chair. Then, Donn Mende said he was interested in being Chair and Leroy Victorine expressed his interest in being Vice