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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO
IMPLEMENT A GAS ALLOWANCE POLICY FOR ALL EXCLUDED MANAGERIAL
POLICE PERSONNEL THAT IS IDENTICAL TO THE GAS ALLOWANCE POLICY
AGREED UPON THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH
THE STATE OF HAWAII ORGANIZATION OF POLICE OFFICERS.
WHEREAS, excluded managerial police personnel consists of Captains, Majors, Assistant
Police Chiefs, the Deputy Chief of Police, and the Chief of Police; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council recognizes that the current administration and
the excluded managerial police personnel did not create the open mileage gasoline policy
currently utilized by the Hawaii Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the total mileage driven by excluded managerial police personnel is tracked
and documented, however, the current procedure allows for an open gas allocation that is not
necessarily or specifically tied to on -duty travel, police function, or County - related business; and
WHEREAS, gasoline for all County of Hawaii uniformed police officers belonging to the
State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, otherwise known as SHOPO, is currently
issued at a rate of one gallon of gasoline for every 10 official duty miles driven; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawai'i currently provides a monthly allowance for subsidized
police vehicles as follows: $600.00 a month for Patrol, Traffic Task Force, and Uniformed
Lieutenants, and $562.00 a month for Criminal Intelligence Unit, Community Relations, Vice
Division, Juvenile Aid Bureau, Records, Traffic Division, and excluded managerial police
personnel; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai'i County Council recognizes and acknowledges that any gas
allowance received by excluded managerial police personnel is reflected as income and taxes are
being paid based on the value of the gasoline issued; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai'i County Council believes that an open mileage gas allowance
policy that is not specifically tied to official duty miles, while also receiving a monthly cash
subsidy, is a policy that is antiquated and has likely outlived its original intentions; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council feels that an updated Police Department gas
allowance policy that is equal across the board, regardless of rank, would be met favorably by
the general public that is currently paying gas prices nearing $4.00 a gallon in East Hawaii and
exceeding that amount in West Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council strongly expresses its support and confidence in
the management of the Hawaii Police Department, and that this request for a policy change does
not insinuate any impropriety or abuse; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
requests that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii implement a gas allowance policy for all
excluded managerial police personnel that is identical to the gas allowance policy agreed upon
through the collective bargaining agreement with the State of Hawaii Organization of Police
Officers, which is issued at a rate of one gallon of gasoline for every 10 official duty miles
driven; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, the Director of
Finance, and to the Chief of Police of the Hawaii Police Department.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 16th day of February , 2011.
DUCED BY:
CO
OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai' i
Hilo, Hawai' i
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on February 16, 2011
ATTEST
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COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICE
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference: C- 68/FC -23 _
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AYES
NOES
ABS
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BLAS
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FORD
X
HOFFMANN
X
IKEDA
X
ONISHI
X
PILAGO
X
SMART
X
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YAGONG
X
YOSHIMOTO
X
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0
3
0
Reference: C- 68/FC -23 _
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