2016-10-21 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes October 21, 2016 Page 2 Finance Report: AC Kanehailua reported that their overtime in salaries and wages has risen, but their overtime budget was cut. They will submit their budget next week. It will be status quo and 5% cut. Outside of collective bargaining agreements, their budget has been status quo for the past 8 years. Despite the cuts, they still have to provide the services. Retraining is a CALEA mandate, and it's hard with the decreased budget. They will get $3.8 million from the 911 System for the records management upgrade which will be top of the line. They are trying to get more funding to replace their Smith & Wesson 5906 with the Glock 17. They received a bulk quote to replace all firearms, but their reduced budget only allows for about 30-40 firearms. Now, they have to pay full price because they cannot purchase the whole bulk order. They want to do the replacements in this fiscal year but no more than two years. Once the guns start breaking, they cannot be replaced. Commissioner Hendricks reported that he attended the SRT presentation by Lt. Shopay which was a real good job. AC Kanehailua stated that they receive requests for active shooter presentations, but community turnout has been poor. They have a lot of requests from businesses. Commissioner Paiva suggested charging a fee for businesses. Crime Report: Assistance Chief Tavares reported that up through September 30, they had 1,783 serious crimes, of which 341 were investigated by the Criminal Investigation Units. For the month of September, they received 8,194 calls for service. There were no crime trends. There was an increase in theft of parked rental cars in lower Puna which is being addressed with increased patrols. Puna burglaries are also high. Assistant Chief Kealoha reported that South and North Kohala had no crime trends. Kona had an increase in auto burglaries. Ka'u had an increase in property crimes mostly in the Hawaiian Ocean View area. It is being addressed by the CPOs. They know who the individuals are but don't have enough to arrest them. Certain individuals were recently released, and the burglaries increased. AC Tavares stated that many of the people who live in Puna drive to Hilo to work, and so no one is at home. AC Kealoha stated that HOVE is similar. Both are commuter environments. Traffic Report: AC Kealoha reported that for the month of September, 4,291 citations were issued for: Moving/Regulatory (2,967), Seat Belt (266), Child Restraint (127), and Speeding (1,031). There were no traffic trends. The fatality count is at 10 compared to 2 this time last year. Alcohol has been a contributor to accidents, and it's happening all around the island. They had 4 fatalities in the last two months, and alcohol was a contributing factor. It's very difficult for TEU to do enforcement on Highway 190 where there is no room to pull over. Accidents have been at very early morning hours. They have two stealth units in operations that