2017-03-17 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 17, 2017 Page 2 increase in the Volcano area. Kona had a decrease in auto thefts, and Ka'u had an increase. The Crime Reduction Unit continues to work on burglary cases in Ka'u. Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua reported that YTD February 17 there were 920 traffic crashes. For the month of February, 6,317 citations were issued: 4,250 moving/regulatory, 559 seat belt, 65 child restraint, and 1,443 speeding. There doesn't seem to be an increase in accidents on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway with the increased speed limit. Personnel Report: Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua reported that the current recruit class started with 14 personnel but is now down to 10. They are targeting May 2 for the 86th recruit class and are hoping for at least 18 candidates. They have 2 intergovernmental recruits in field training. They have had recruitment from the mainland, but retention beyond three years is difficult. Promotions are progressing. 10 dispatchers were recently hired. It takes about 3-6 months of training before they can go solo. The South Kohala Operations Clerk position was filled. (Chair Morioka arrived at 9:11 a.m.) Finance Report: Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua reported that their account balance is running very close to budget. They were initially told to cut the upcoming budget by 5% and then told to cut even more. This is not the final budget. The areas being cut does not leave much room, especially where overtime is inherent in the job. He will send the commission a breakdown of the status quo budget going back to 2008. The only increases has been in salaries and wages from negotiations. They were able to get the lease option to purchase the remaining Glocks and will receive them in two phases over a 13 -month period. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Chief Ferreira reported that they received 6 commendations involving 21 personnel since the last meeting. Other Departmental Activities: Chief Ferreira reported that they have been on a status quo budget since 2008. The County's Budget Committee gets the budget, then it goes to the Mayor, and then it goes to the Council. It is now with the Council, and changes can be made again. They go before the Council's Budget Committee on April 12. Captain Sherlock of South Hilo Patrol and Chris Loos, Public Relations Specialist retired. Promotions to captains and lieutenants were made. Police Week ceremonies to recognize fallen officers will be on May 15 and 16. The 85th recruit graduation will be on June 16. The new radio dispatch class started with 5 dispatchers. Chief Ferreira gave an open invitation to all the commissioners to tour the dispatch center and all stations. The kickoff of the new digital communications system was last week Tuesday. Scanners will no longer work with this new system.