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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> AND MASS TRANSIT <br /> DATE: May 16, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 278 <br /> PLACE: . Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 9:48 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Public Safety and Mass Transit, to which was referred Communication, <br /> No. 278, reports as follows: <br /> Communication No. 278, transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim, dated April 27, 2017, nominates <br /> Colleen J. Pasco of District 9 to the Hawai`i County's Police Commission. <br /> Ms. Pasco, a school teacher,has been employed by the Department of Education since 1985 and <br /> currently teaches at Kohala High School. She holds a Bachelor of Education degree and has <br /> served two years in the U.S. Army. Ms. Pasco has been a resident of Hawai`i for approximately <br /> 27 years. If Ms. Pasco is confirmed, she would serve a term ending December 31, 2021. <br /> Ms. Rose Bautista, Executive Assistant to Mayor Kim, introduced Nominee Pasco. Ms. Pasco <br /> appeared in Chambers and offered a summary of her expertise and responded to questions from <br /> Council Members. <br /> Several Council Members commented in favor of Ms. Pasco. Council Member Chung <br /> commented about the public's sentiment that the Police Commission lacks authority. He <br /> suggested that after she is comfortable in her understanding of the Commission, she brings to any <br /> Council Member her suggestions, if any, for bolstering their authority through either a Charter <br /> amendment or ordinance. <br /> The vote was then taken with eight Council Members voting "aye" and Mr. Richards excused. <br /> Pursuant to Section 7-2.2 of the Hawai`i County Charter, the Mayor shall appoint, with the <br /> approval of Council, a resident of each council district to serve on the Police Commission. <br /> PSMTC Report No. 1 <br />