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Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Chairman Arakaki:
RE: EFFECTS OF PROPOSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS ON POLICE DEPARTMENT
The budget reductions proposed by Councilman Dominic Yagong will
seriously curtail protective, investigative and other services
that the Hawaii County Police Department provides to the public.
Under Bill No. 45, Draft 1, the proposed Police Department
budget for Fiscal 1999-2000 is $234,695 less than the budget for
the current fiscal year. Councilman Yagong's proposal would cut
an additional $221,187 from the budget, bringing the total
amount of reductions to $455,882.
In addition, Councilman Yagong's proposal amounts to line item
cuts in the police budget. The reductions, in effect, determine
the Department's priorities in the coming fiscal year. The
Department believes that further cuts would have drastic adverse
effects on operations, but if cuts are to be made, the Police
Department itself should determine where the reductions should
occur. The reason is that much of police work cannot be
anticipated. Much of it is in response to events beyond its
control, and the Department must remain flexible to respond
adequately.
In addition, many of the proposed reductions seem predicated on
the assumption that vacancies in the Police Department will
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June 8, 1999
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remain unfilled. This is a false assumption. As we indicated
during the earlier budget hearing last month, the Department
intends to fill these 28 vacancies by the end of 1999.
Attached you will find a spreadsheet summarizing the cuts
scheduled under Draft 1; those proposed by Councilman Yagong;
and the combined total of the proposed reductions. The
following narrative will discuss the effects of at least the
major cuts on each affected division and police district.
POLICE COMMISSION A total of $22,653 would be cut from the
Police Commission's current budget. The major effect of these
reductions to the Commission's budget will curtail its ability
to investigate complaints against Police Department personnel.
Draft 1 of Bill No. 45 would reduce the $55,000 funded during
the current fiscal year by $15,000. Councilman Yagong's
proposal would cut yet another $4,000, bringing the total amount
of reductions to $19,000 a cutback of 35 percent. Further
cuts in the commissioners' mileage reimbursement will curtail
the Commission's current practice of holding meetings in all
Council Districts. This, in turn, will curtail the public's
access to its meetings.
ADMINISTRATION Proposed reductions in Administration,
amounting to $183,124 for a total cut of $502,131, would
severely restrict basic services such as vehicle patrols in all
eight police districts. The appropriation for mileage and
automobile allowance, already cut by $17,568, would be slashed
by another $101,729 under Councilman Yagong's proposal a
total reduction of 16 percent. The appropriation for fuel and
lubricants, already cut by $7,000, would be further reduced by
$27,150 for a total cutback of 15 percent. These cutbacks are
being proposed at a time when the number of Department sworn
personnel is actually rapidly growing. For example, the number
of sworn positions has increased from 366 in May 1998 to 386 in
April 1999. Furthermore, there are now 16 recruits in police
training.
Bill No. 45, Draft 1, would cut the Department's appropriation
for public safety supplies by $21,800 from $293,750 to $271,950.
Councilman Yagong's proposal would cut another $27,195, which
would amount to a total reduction of $48,995, or nearly 17
percent. Public safety supplies include such items as safety
cones that are placed on the highway to redirect traffic during
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June 8, 1999
Page 3
emergencies, flares, ammunition, OC spray and fingerprint
supplies. These are items whose use cannot be anticipated with
any degree of accuracy because they are used during emergencies
and for the investigation of criminal activities.
Under Draft 1 of Bill No. 45, the amount allocated for
purchasing new equipment would be reduced from $359,575 to
$145,083. in addition, under the new proposed cut, the amount
allocated for repair and maintenance of equipment, already cut
by $10,000, would be further reduced by another $18,000. The
proposed funding for repair and maintenance would be reduced by
15 percent, but reducing funding for new equipment by nearly 60
percent will increase the need for more funds to repair and
maintain old equipment, which breaks down more frequently as it
grows older.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION, AREA I The proposed cuts
would reduce funding for the East Hawaii CID by $10,135. The
biggest cut, $7,835, is being proposed for miscellaneous
contract services. These services include laboratory tests and
autopsies. Unfortunately, the number such of tests done cannot
be anticipated. It is determined by the number of deaths and
cases being investigated and by what tests are necessary to an
individual case. Many are also mandated by law. For example,
the Department is required to conduct post-mortem autopsies for
unattended deaths and deaths that have occurred under suspicious
circumstances. Funding for such tests is also critical for
successful investigation and prosecution. In addition, the
Honolulu Police Department and FBI have informed us that because
of their own backlogs, they will cease performing tests for us,
in Honolulu's case, at least until next year. This will force
us to go outside for more expensive private lab analyses.
SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION The budget proposal calls for a
$900 reduction in equipment and repair maintenance in the South
Hilo Patrol Division. Again, the adverse impact is multiplied
by cuts in new equipment purchases. As we indicated earlier,
the older equipment grows, the more it requires in repairs and
maintenance.
NORTH HILO DISTRICT The North Hilo District's budget would be
cut by $310. The major cut, $225, is from the appropriation for
miscellaneous contractual services. These services include such
necessary and non-elective expenses as towing and body removal.
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June 8, 1999
Page 4
HAMAKUA DISTRICT Hamakua District would face a total of
$3,875 in budget reductions. The largest cut, $3,700, would be
for overtime salaries and wages. Overtime is paid not only for
working on holidays and weekends, but in many cases, for hours
worked after a shift is completed or to replace personnel on
unexpected authorized leaves of absence, such as sick, injury,
family and military leave. Also, crimes, accidents and
disasters occur at all hours, and many times our officers must
work beyond the normal hours of their shifts in order to
complete their investigation or other duties, such as attendance
at criminal or civil (Administrative Drivers License Revocation)
hearings.
SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT The Waimea District's budget would be
cut by $420, all of it allocated for water, gas and sewer
utilities. As we all know, the cost of utilities keeps
increasing, and we need uninterrupted utilities to keep our
Waimea station and substations open.
KONA PATROL DIVISION The Kona District would face $1,520 in
budget cuts, $750 from meal provisions for its cellblocks and
$770 for miscellaneous materials and supplies. The meal
provisions are primarily needed to maintain meals for pre-trial
detainees being held in the Kona police cellblock, the number
over which we have no control. Miscellaneous materials and
supplies include photo supplies such and film and development of
photographs, which are a necessary part of investigations, and
such items as storage boxes and video cassette tapes.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION, AREA II The West Hawaii CID
would face $5,660 in cuts. A total of $5,100 is being proposed
to cut funds for miscellaneous contractual services. As we
pointed out earlier, there are many investigation costs, such as
for toxicological tests, that can't be determined in advance
because they depend on the number of cases being investigated
and the number of tests done for each case. And the Department
is mandated by law to carry out some tests such as autopsies in
the case of unattended or suspicious deaths.
KA'U DISTRICT Ka'u would face an additional $5,530 in cuts.
Combined with earlier cuts, the district would face a total of
$14,632 in cuts. The largest additional cut, $5,000, would be
for overtime salaries and wages. As we indicated above,
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June 8, 1999
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overtime is paid not only for work on holidays, but for work
necessary after the normal hours of a shift have been completed.
The amount of such work cannot be determined in advance, since
it depends on what happens in the community.
PUNA DISTRICT The Puna District budget would be cut by an
additional $1,555, bringing the total cuts to $28,517. Most of
the additional cuts, $1,120, would come from funding for
equipment repairs and maintenance. Again, if funds for new
equipment are cut, the Department will need funding to maintain
and repair its current aging equipment.
HI-PAL The popular Hawaii Isle Police Activities League would
face another $1,330 in cuts. Major new cuts would come from
overtime, $800, and travel and conferences, $460. Cuts in such
funding will cause the program to curtail some of its activities
because its scheduled activities, such as sports events and
tournaments, frequently go into overtime, something that can't
be anticipated.
Last month, the Police Department asked the Council to restore
the reductions from its budget. Now it is faced with additional
cuts, cuts that will not only hinder Department operations, but
also seriously impede current services it provides to the
public. We respectfully request that the proposed new cuts be
summarily rejected and that previous reductions be restored to
the Department budget for Fiscal 1999-2000. Restoring proposed
reductions will allow the Department to continue providing
services our residents expect and deserve.
Sincerely,
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WAYNE G. CARVALHO
POLICE CHIEF
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cc: Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Member, County Council
Sharon Scheele, Chairman, Police Commission
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