2018-02-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes February 16, 2018 Page 2 seconded, and it carried unanimously. Chair Hendricks stated that he asked Chief Ferreira and Prosecutor Roth for their input. Review of the Police Commission's Rules and Regulations for possible revisions: Ms. Hall explained her written suggestions. Commissioner Buckman asked if their rules need to change as a result of the Kauai Police Commission's lawsuit against their Mayor. Ms. Hall will research this. CHAIR'S REPORT ON OTHER POLICE COMMISSION ACTIVITIES (None POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES • Crime Report: AC Mitchell Kanehailua reported that up through January 31, 2018, there were 4,928 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation Units investigated 857 of those cases. In Kona and Ka'u, there was an increase in burglaries and auto thefts. The Task Force is identifying organizations and individuals. A lot of this activity is in the Ocean View area. For the month of January, they received 8,383 calls for service. • Traffic Report: AC O'Connor reported that for the month of January, 5,210 citations were issued: 3,466 moving/regulatory, 366 seat belt, 33 child restraint, and 1,345 speeding. Every Monday, they put out public DUI reports. Personnel Report: AC Marshall Kanehailua reported having 38 sworn vacancies. Twelve recruits from the 86th recruit class will be on road on March 16. The 87th recruit class started today with 22 recruits. Officers are still applying for retirement. They have many vacancies for school crossing guards. Dispatchers go through a realistic job interview. He met with a dispatcher who is resigning. She stated that the job affected her quality of life. The job is stressful with both callers and officers. Her stress level went from 0 to out the roof. They work long hours each day and on days off. They are not getting the applicants. They are looking at areas for training or classes before they start training. Finance Report: AC Marshall Kanehailua reported that they submitted their new budget. They are currently 112% over their overtime budget. Raises just went into effect. They have $324,000 of unfunded vacation payouts for this fiscal year. This is for anyone who leaves employment this fiscal year. Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Chief Ferreira reported receiving 4 commendations involving 16 personnel since the last commission meeting. Other Department Activities: Chief Ferreira reported that he recently met with senators and representatives at a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) conference. AC Mitchell Kanehailua had a community meeting to discuss merging Hamakua and North Hilo stations. It's all about supervision and providing the best service. The Officer II positions will be reallocated to sergeant. The 87th recruit class started this morning, and he invited the commissioners to walk in and observe them.