2019-02-08 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes February 8, 2019 Page 2 entry of motor vehicles are mostly smash and grab. Targets are mostly rentals or unlocked vehicles. • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief O'Connor reported that for fiscal year-to-date, they had 565 traffic crashes, 19 traffic fatalities, 8 DUI fatalities, and 595 DUI arrests. So far this year, they had 2 traffic fatalities. For the month of January, 5,007 citations were issued for moving regulatory — 3,669, seat belt — 292, child restraint — 32, and speeding — 1,014. • Personnel Report: Assistant Chief Thomas reported that they have 13 sworn vacancies. The 89th recruit class has 21 in academic training. The 90th recruit class is now down to 7 after resignations. A new recruitment written test is scheduled for February. The agility test will be in March. • Finance Report: Assistant Chief Thomas reported that they are over a million dollars over their budget due to the lava event. They have some big ticket items to purchase. They are leasing 150 mobile data computers for officer vehicles. They are trying to procure new surveillance equipment for the Hilo cellblock. They purchased 10 blue and white vehicles and hope to have the first ones on the island in a couple of months. They submitted their budget in January, but it is still fluid. The County instructed a 3% budget cut. They submitted two budgets, a 2% reduction and another a status quo. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Deputy Chief Bugado reported having 7 commendations involving 15 personnel since the last meeting. • Other Department Activities: Deputy Chief Bugado reported that Chief Ferreira is attending a Police Chief's Narcotics Conference in Washington, D.C. A hot button issue for Hawaii County is the TMT Project. Police will take the lead on law enforcement. Their goal is safety of protestors and workers on the project. They hope there will be no arrest, and that protests will be done lawfully. Law enforcement is a reflection on them. They want to ensure that they have the most decision-making ability in responding to protests. They will do everything to ensure the safety of the protestors and workers on the project. This will put a strain on their personnel and budget. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Discussion on the Program of Work for the Police Commission and Police Chief: Chair De Luz reported that they will work with the Chief on this. He should have a draft ready by the next meeting. CHAIR'S REPORT ON OTHER COMMISSION ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS Chair De Luz reported that the Honolulu Police Commission is hosting the State of Hawaii Police Commissioners' Conference on April 25-26. He encouraged everyone to attend.