2017-09-15 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes September 15, 2017 Page 2 the Volcano area to HPP. This is being addressed with increased presence by community policing and patrol officers. AC Mitchell Kanehailua reported that in Area II, crimes are of opportunity, a lot of which are related to kids being out of school for the summer. South Kohala had a decrease in crime. Kona had a decrease in auto thefts. People are being educated about securing their vehicles. Ka'u had an increase in assaults, mostly in Ocean View. Commissioner De Luz thanked the police department for their special units that seem to deter theft. • Traffic Report: AC Mitchell Kanehailua reported that FYTD August 17, they had 187 traffic crashes and 5 fatalities. In August, 4,927 citations were issued: 3,131 moving/regulatory, 323 seat belt, 34 child restraint, and 1,439 speeding. No trends were identified. • Personnel Report: AC Marshall Kanehailua reported having 11 sworn vacancies. 450 applicants took the recruitment test; 150 passed. They do not have good retention of those in recruit class. The 85th class started with 14, they are down to 4. The 86th class started with 17, they are down to 13. They have had pretty good success with military personnel. They are in the process of filling lieutenant, detectives, and PO III vacancies. They promote from the top and then move down. They have 13 dispatch vacancies. This is a difficult position where they work 16 - hour shifts. They hired 4, but with resignations, they gained one. • Finance Report: Wage increases were not factored in the budget, and they are already over their S & W budget. $300,000 was cut from their overtime budget. The overtime budget doesn't consider their transition to the Glock which will entail a lot of training and overtime. They are looking at ways to efficiently transition. Today is the budget kickoff where they get instructions to work on the next fiscal year. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Deputy Chief Bugado reporting receiving 7 commendations since the last meeting. • Other Departmental Activities: AC Bugado briefed the commission on a lawsuit that they feel was purported as not factual. They continue to prepare for events such as the Downtown Ho`olaule`a and the Ironman Triathlon. They are responsible for the safety of the public who attend these events, and they have to be prepared. AC Marshall Kanehailua reported that staff at the budget hearing just informed him that they were instructed to cut the budget even more.