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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0571.003 1996-1998 a~.r.... a•~ ~ MTV OSN V yVii~ Wayne G. Carvalho Police Chief Stephen K. Yamashiro Mayor i James S. Correa ~i~ ° Deputy Police Chief ~ of e~ (~nixrtf~r a~ ~ttfvttii POLICE DEPARTMENT _ 349 Kapiolani Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3998 ~ C, r~; (808)935-33]1 Fax 1808D 961-2702 < - November 28, 1997 i- TO AARON CHUNG, CHAIR, COMMITTEE ON FINANCE - FROM G. CARVALHO, POLICE CHIEF SUBJECT: COMMUNICATION #571.01 (RES. 186) AND COMMUNICATION #571.02 This is in response to your memorandum of November 24, 1997 regarding the above communications which have been agendized for the neat Committee on Finance meeting scheduled for December 2, 1997. r_n p S UNIVERSAL HIRING SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM Grant amount: $375,000 (75~ federal funding with a 25$ County match) Effective Date: Upon filling of the positions for a three year period. This grant involves five new Community Policing Officer positions. They have been tentatively earmarked for the districts of Hamakua, South Kohala, Kona, Kau and Puna, one each respectively, as we indicated in our earlier letter of November 18, 1997 to your office. ~'-O P S UNIVERSAL HIRING PROGRAM Grant amount: $675,000 (75$ federal funding with a 25$ County match) Effective Date: Upon filling of the positions for a three year period. c:aflar; liar ~ • D ntb r.. P Presented . ~ G ftnt. 'Pot 1ap1. Uate_ DEC ~ 2 . . Aaron Chung, Chair, Committee on Finance November 28, 1997 Page 2 This grant involves nine new Community Police Officer positions. They have been tentatively earmarked for the districts of: South Hilo 1 * Kona 3 South Kohala 3 North Hilo 1 North Kohala 1 Total: 9 If approved, this will afford representation in ALL districts and bring the total number of Community Policing Officers to 23, and assignments to the following districts: South Hilo B Kona 7 Puna 2 South Kohala 2 North Hilo 1 Hamakua 1 Kau 1 North Kohala 1 Total 23 * Note: One each from South Hilo and Kona will eventually be reallocated to serve as supervisors of the program in East and West Hawaii respectively. These personnel allocations were based in part on crime incidences and projected trends and population both estimated and de facto. We will have representatives available to answer any questions on these grants at the Finance Committee meeting. If there are additional concerns during the interim, please feel free to contact my office at 961-2244. WGC:sk cc: Mayor Stephen Yamashiro