2012-03-16 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 16, 2012 Page 3 Commissioner Marques asked what is being done with regards to child restraint issues. Assistant Chief Kealoha stated that enforcement is not easy because it is difficult to detect at high speeds and on highways. Commissioner Marques asked if they could include in their report, the number of traffic accidents in which child restraints were not used. AC Kealoha stated that he will direct the request to the Chief. Chair Ono stated that it surprises him that so many cars are stolen on this island. Assistant Chief Tavares stated that in looking at the stats, the first thing that comes to their minds, is chop shops. However, looking in depth, if they go to a domestic and someone claims the other person took the car, that's an auto theft. If a child takes the car without the parent's permission, that's auto theft. A large number of cases are where someone took the car without permission. There is no indication that there is an active chop shop or something that is up and rising. Commissioner Victorine asked if the report could show the number of vehicles recovered. Chair Ono stated that if their requests are too cumbersome, they could do snap shots intermittently to see if there is a trend. Personnel: (Including, but not limited to work and training assignments, promotions, reallocations, severance from service, automobile allowances, and appointments.) Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported having 21 sworn vacancies. They are in the recruitment process. They had 200+ applicants. After the agility test and personal history questionnaire, they are now down to 107 applicants. The lieutenant's exam was given. They are waiting for the results and will fill the vacancies if they are allowed. They have 20 civilian vacancies, a number of which have been defunded. Six dispatcher positions were filled, and today was their first day of training. Their polygraph examiner left in an intergovernmental transfer. They are in the process of temporarily getting some sworn officers trained for the position. That will help primarily with the recruit screening processing. It takes awhile to do the polygraph examination of the recruits. They have a contract person for the position, and have asked Maui and Honolulu for assistance. Their senior account clerk has put in for retirement, and they will request to fill the vacancy. CALEA assessors are flying in this afternoon, and for the next five days will be assessing them around the island. • Finance: Assistant Chief Kanehailua stated they are tracking 3% below their target expenditures. Their budget was submitted to County Council, and they are waiting for their hearing. Their budget was increased when a council member put in money for portable handheld radios.