2018-06-08 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Regular Session Minutes June 8, 2018 Page 2 Commissioner Carlson stated that if it is anonymous, it comes to the commission as correspondence. The Chair and Vice Chair should decide how to handle it. Ms. Hall stated that it would be part of the administrative duties of the Chair and Vice Chair. No one wanted to add this into the rules. HER COMMISSION ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS Chair Hendricks thanked Commissioner Hu and the staff of the Courtyard Marriott King Kamehameha Beach Hotel for their help with the State of H REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Written reports were distributed and items highlighted: Crime Report: Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua reported that up through May 31, 2018, there were 8,323 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation Units investigated 1,325 of those cases. Hilo had a decrease in auto thefts. Puna had an increase in burglaries. There were a few arrests for looting in lower Puna, but not the chaotic numbers seen on social media. Kona had an increase in auto thefts and a decrease in burglaries. Hawaiian Ocean View Estates had an increase in burglaries. Suspects have been identified, and they actively patrol the area. For the month of May, they had 8,605 calls for services which was a 10% increase since the start of the lava flow. Commissioner Pasco stated that she has seen an increase in people in Kohala and asked if they are lava evacuees. AC Kanehailua stated that according to the Captain in Puna, evacuees have moved to Ko Traffic Report: for the month of May, 5,019 citations were issued: 3,574 moving/regulatory, 344 seatbelt, 25 child restraint, and 1,076 speeding. Year-to-date, there was a decrease in traffic fatalities over the previous year. Personnel Report: Deputy Chief Bugado reported that by the end of the month, they will have 12 sworn vacancies. Captain Ishii will be retiring. They anticipate more thth retirements in the next three months. The 87 and 88 recruitment classes are ongoing. They have a target date of November 1 to start another class. Dispatch has 5 vacancies. Two dispatchers are on extended leave, one is on intermittent leave, and one took a downgrade to clerk in CALEA. Dispatch is a difficult job. They are in an enclosed room dealing with irate people. They are waiting for improvements to the dispatch center. Captains Burian and Jelsma will be promoted made a conditional offer for a school crossing guard. Chief Ferreira reported that improvements to the dispatch center is a capital improvement project that has been identified by the administration. They are waiting