2015-10-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawai'i Police Commission Regular Session Minutes October 16, 2015 Page 2 Traffic report: Major Apele reported that the fatality rate increased slightly over last year. The traffic trends in East Hawai'i remain stable. Puna had an increase in traffic accidents, and police presence was increased in problem areas. Assistant Chief Kealoha reported that West Hawaii had no significant traffic trends. A lot of the traffic accidents were weather related. They received many letters commending officers for their work during bad weather. Historically, Kona has always had higher traffic citations. Kona is huge district that encompasses North and South Kona, and the roadways are limited. They have grant funding to do selective enforcement for speck violations, and this is when the citation numbers go up. • Personnel report: Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported that they are doing background checks for the 84"' recruit class. The current recruit class is scheduled to begin field training in December. The CALEA conference will be held in November in Miami, and this is when they will be informed of their accreditation status. Vice Chair Bertsch asked to review the report when it is available. They are putting. deadlines on the selection process for their civilian vacancies to speed it up. They are looking at incorporating the school crossing guard position in with the traffic coordinator's position. • Finance report: Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported that Salaries and Wages are tracking around 28%. They are already working on the budget for the next fiscal year. • Commendations of sworn and civilian employees: Deputy Chief Ferreira reported receiving five commendations in September and seven in October. Other departmental activities: AC Kanehailua reported that the County's radio upgrade has started. A vendor was selected for their CAD records management upgrade. Deputy Chief Ferreira reported that they were instructed to submit a status quo budget. Any changes must have justifications. Increases must have a supplemental budget. If the commission wants increases in its budget, it has to be submitted now. Personnel will be participating in the "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event on Saturday, October 24th, to bring attention to violence against women. Recess was called at 9:50 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:10 a.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Morioka motioned to meet in executive session to consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities; to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawaii Police Department; to consider sensitive matters relating to public safety; and to work on the annual evaluation of the Police Chief pursuant to HRS 92-5 (a) (2) (4) (6) and the Hawai'i County Charter Section 13-20 (b). Commissioner Hilton seconded, and it carried unanimously. Executive session convened at 10:10 a.m.