2017-06-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes June 16, 2017 Page 2 Neighborhood Watches and increased patrol. South Kohala had an increase in burglaries; suspects are juveniles. Kona had an increase in burglaries and unauthorized entry of motor vehicles which is the usual for summertime. Burglars in Hawaiian Ocean View have targeted vacant homes. They are working with the Neighborhood Watches and increased patrol. • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua reported that for the fiscal year, they had 1,297 traffic crashes, 39 traffic fatalities, 18 DUI fatalities, and 1,062 DUI arrests. They are concentrating on traffic enforcement during peak commuting times. • Personnel Report: Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua reported having five sworn vacancies. The 85th recruit class started with 14, and yesterday they graduated with only 6 remaining. PO I recruitment is scheduled for later this year. PO III selections will be made soon, as will the promotions for sergeants. The dispatch class started with 10, they are now down to 5. They continue having difficulty retaining dispatchers due its 24/7 operation, the nature of the job, and family issues. There is a lot of burnout due to overtime. Dispatchers have to take up the slack with vacancies. They have 14 school crossing guard vacancies across the island. Oftentimes, the schools will recruit the guards for vacancies within the school. They are in discussions on motivating people to apply for the position. They try to cover the major intersections. Records has two vacancies. • Finance Report: Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua reported that they were given $600,000 to replace their aging fleet. They are $1.3 million over their overtime budget. Funds for the vacant positions have helped. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Chief Ferreira thanked the commissioners for attending the commanders' meeting and recruit graduation. He reported receiving 7 commendations involving 11 personnel. • Other Departmental Activities: Chief Ferreira reported that they have tried turning over the school crossing guards to the DOE, but they don't want it. They are over their overtime budget and are looking for areas where they can transfer funds to Salaries & Wages. They were told to budget their overtime according to the past. They are hoping to replace 10 vehicles, but with the funding, it will more likely be 8. Regarding bodyworn cameras, the cost of maintenance and storage is high, and they would have to ask for $500,000 just to maintain the program. For every 100 employees, they will need 1 employee for maintenance. Regarding requests for