HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-12-18 Police Commission AgendaWilliam P. Kenoi
Mayor
POLICE COMMISSION
County of Hawaii
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 9 Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: (808) 932-2950 Fax: (808) 932-2949
MEETING NOTICE
DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE: AUPUNI CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM
101 PAUAHI ST., HILO, HAWAII
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November 20, 2015, regular and executive sessions
Guy K. Schutte, Chair
John M. Bertsch, Vice Chair
Arthur F. Buckman, Member
Robert G. Gomes, Sr., Member
Peter L. Hendricks, Member
Peggy K. Hilton, Member
Keith T. Morioka, Member
COMMUNICATIONS (For discussion and/or action.)
No. 15-07: Margaret Sevilla Shim requests to revisit this communication that she spoke
about at the commission's meeting on June 26, 2015. She feels the police have been
inefficient since 2011 in addressing this issue of a nuisance neighbor in Puna.
No. 15-09: From Police Chief Harry Kubojiri: Police Department's year-end status
report for calendar year 2015.
No. 15-10: From Police Chief Harry Kubojiri: Salary inversion issue for Police Chief
and Deputy Police Chief.
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Including, but not limited to:
• Crime report
• Traffic report
• Personnel report
• Finance report
• Commendations of sworn and civilian employees
• Other departmental activities
(CLOSED SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M.)
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the public.)
The commission will meet in executive session to consult with Corporation Counsel on
questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges,
immunities, and liabilities; to consider discipline and charges against officers or
employees of the Hawaii Police Department; to consider sensitive matters relating to
public safety; and to work on the annual evaluation of the Police Chief pursuant to HRS
92-5 (a) (2) (4) (6) and the Hawaii County Charter Section 13-20 (b).
• Investigation and deliberation of complaints (briefly summarized)
✓ Complaint HPC 15-27: Complainant alleged that officers came onto their
property to investigate a stolen tank and trailer without doing due diligence.
✓ Complaint HPC 15-28: Complainant alleged that an officer listened to their
complaint in a hallway without privacy and didn't respond to their email.
✓ Complaint HPC 15-44: Complainant alleged that an officer called his employer
to inform them of his speeding in a company vehicle.
✓ Complaint HPC 15-47: Complainant alleged that the traffic citations that an
officer issued were bogus, and that the officer was not professional.
✓ Complaint HPC 15-48A and 15-4813: Complainant alleged that her arrest was
traumatizing and elder abuse.
✓ Complaint HPC 15-49: Complainant alleged that during a traffic stop, an officer
was overbearing, condescending, and unprofessional.
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• Status report of referred and internal complaints.
• The Police Commission will work on the annual evaluation of Police Chief
Harry Kubojiri.
✓ Review of the Police Department's year-end status report for calendar year
2015.
(OPEN SESSION)
ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS
• Investigation of complaints
✓ HPC 15-27
✓ HPC 15-28
✓ HPC 15-44
✓ HPC 15-47
✓ HPC 15-48A and 15-48B
✓ HPC 15-49
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• The Police Commission's next monthly meeting will be on Friday, January 22, 2016,
at 9:00 a.m., in the West Hawaii Community Center, Building G Conference Room,
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
• Collection of files and documents.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE: This meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who
need special accommodations for this meeting should call the Police Commission's
office at least three days before the meeting. Relay users may call (711) 932-2950.