2013-12-20 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawai‘i Police Commission Regular Session Minutes December 20, 2013 Page 3 Regarding the DUI check points, Commissioner Gray felt they were ending it too early in the evening and suggested they run to later in the night. Personnel report on vacancies, recruitment, training, promotions, reallocations, severance from service, and work assignments. Chief Kubojiri reported that as of December 31, they had 43 sworn vacancies. With the 26 recruits, it leaves them with 17 vacancies. They have 6 intergovernmental movements from Honolulu and Kauai. Several of them are on the road on an accelerated program, acquainting themselves with the Hawai‘i County Code and our communities. They are police officers who just came from another county. They start as POII and benefits are the same for all counties. They know ahead of time what they have to give up, but that’s their choice. So far, the vast majority of intergovernmental transfers have been good officers. They don’t have to spend that much time or money on intergovernmental transfers. They had 10 new positions, 5 for Ka’u and 5 for Puna. They will have to redo their lieutenant’s examination to establish a valid list so when they have retirements, they can fill the vacancies more expeditiously. They were disappointed with the results of the sergeant’s exam. They have 3 dispatcher vacancies. Dispatch has a high turnover. Oftentimes, the job is not what people expect. Recruit graduation will be on February 14, 10:30 a.m., at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. In response to a question from Commissioner Gomes, Chief Kubojiri stated that he will use the sergeant’s list to fill only the critical positions. He wants to do a retest to get a bigger pool of applicants. Some people are not good test takers, but they could be good leaders. On the flip side, some people who are good test takers could be not well respected. Finance report of budget and expenditures. Chief Kubojiri reported that they are pretty close to what they projected on the arbitrator’s award. The vacancies helped. He is not allowing people to cash out on their CTO. However, four people will be retiring at the end of the year, and he will have to payoff their entire CTO balance. Commendations of sworn and civilian employees. Chief Kubojiri reported having 8 commendations involving 17 personnel since the last commission meeting. Other departmental activities. Chief Kubojiri reported that the commissioner’s key cards are now only for identification purposes. As a security measure, it can no longer open doors to the police stations.