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Home My WebLink About2018-05-18 Police Commission Regular MinutesHAWAII POLICE COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION MINUTES MAY 18, 2018 WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER, BUILDING G CONFERENCE ROOM 74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY, KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII CALL TO ORDER Chair Hendricks called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: Peter Hendricks, Chair Wayne De Luz, Vice Chair Carl Carlson, Commissioner Jak Hu, Commissioner Paul Paiva, Commissioner Colleen Pasco, Commissioner Absent: Arthur Buckman, Commissioner (A quorum was present.) Also present: Paul Ferreira, Police Chief Kenneth Bugado, Deputy Chief James O'Connor, Assistant Chief Burt Shimabukuro, Captain Malia Hall, Deputy Corporation Counsel Josie Pelayo, Secretary APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Paiva motioned to approve the agenda. Commissioner Carlson seconded, and it carried unanimously. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (None.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 20, 2018, regular and executive sessions: Commissioner Paiva motioned to approve the regular and executive session minutes of April 20, 2018. Commissioner Carlson seconded, and it carried unanimously. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • State of Hawaii Police Commissioners' Conference (update): Chair Hendricks reported that everything for the conference is set, and the speakers are in place. • Review of the Police Commission's Rules and Regulations for possible revisions: Ms. Hall distributed the revision to Rule 6 which she patterned after the Maui Police Commission's rules. She explained that she wanted to simplify it by keeping the 90 - day deadline and not hearing anything after 90 days. Commissioners Paiva and Hu Hawai'i Police Commission Regular Session Minutes May 18, 2018 Page 2 liked having a definite deadline. Vice Chair De Luz wanted to be consistent with the Police Department. Chief Ferreira stated that they do their reviews independent of the commission. For the most part, they will investigate up to one year, and sometimes later depending on the circumstances. Chair Hendricks stated that he also likes having a definite timeline for filing the complaint. He wants to finalize it and vote at the next meeting_ CHAIR'S REPORT ON OTHER COMMISSION ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS Chair Hendricks thanked the Police Department and all responders for their work with Madame Pele. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Including, but not limited to: • Crime Report: AC O'Connor reported that up through April 30, 2018, they had 6,805 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation Units investigated 1,209 of those cases. There were no crime trends. For the month of April, the department received 8,186 calls for service, fiscal year-to-date it was 84,725. Commissioner Paiva asked for a comparison with the previous year. • Traffic Report: AC O'Connor reported that fiscal year-to-date, they had 20 traffic fatalities, 10 were DUIs. They had 101 DUI arrests. For the month of April, 5,044 citations were issued: 3,750 moving/regulatory, 257 seat belt, 18 child restraint, and 1,019 speeding. Commissioner Paiva asked if the situation in Puna is taking away from patrol. AC O'Connor stated that if you are assigned to patrol, that's what you do, you enforce traffic laws. Deputy Chief Bugado stated that traffic enforcement is still continuing with what they need to do. They have been called to assist with calls for speeding and traffic problems as a result of the lava. • Personnel Report: Deputy Chief Bugado stated that with the latest recruit class on the road, they have 7 vacancies. 31 officers are eligible for retirement. They have two ongoing recruit classes. On June 16, Captain Jelsma will be promoted to Major of Area I Operations and Captain Burian to Major of Technical Services. They will open a new recruitment at the end of May. They have a lot of applicants, but finding the right person is difficult. At the end of June, they will be testing to establish a list for lieutenants_ Testing for sergeants will follow. • Finance Report: Deputy Chief Bugado stated that their budget is targeted at 87%. They were already over their budget in overtime before the lava event. Communication and equipment is important. They do not yet have masks, but they are on order. They had complaints a few days ago of three officers experiencing chest tightness due to the air quality at a roadblock. The National Guard is there to Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes May 18, 2018 Page 3 assist with evacuation and patrol. They are a supplement for the police department. Police officers answer to the police department. The National Guard responds to their commander. At the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), each agency has their own table, and they are able to communicate directly with each other. Commissioner Carlson asked how they would make up for the budget shortfall if this event continues. Chief Ferreira stated that they could go to the county to adjust their overtime budget. The county could look to FEMA for reimbursement. Reimbursements would go to the county's general fund. Emergency funding will come from the County Council. The Legislature is looking at a special session to address this. Hilo and Puna Patrols are working 12 hours on, 12 hours off. They will maintain this schedule for as long as needed. The dynamics of this eruption is different from Kalapana which they watched come down the hill. In this case, they are dealing with the actual lava itself, the SO2 gases, the ground cracking; it's constantly changing. The role of the National Guard is support, not law enforcement. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Chief Ferreira reported receiving four commendations since the last meeting. • Other Department Activities: Chief Ferreira reported that the 87th recruit class of 17 members will have its graduation ceremonies on August 15. Councilman Richardson has recommended an increase in police salaries and wages. Management staff gets an increase whenever SHOPO gets an increase. The Chief and Deputy get an increase only from the Salary Commission. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed session.) Commissioner Hu motioned to meet in executive session to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawai'l Police Department where matters affecting privacy will be involved, to consider sensitive matters relating to public safety, and may consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92-5 (a) (2) (4) (6) and the Hawaii County Charter Section 13-20 (b). Commissioner Carlson seconded, and it carried unanimously. Executive session convened at 9:50 a.m. Regular session reconvened at 11:02 a.m. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS Investigation of Complaint HPC 18-10: Complainant alleged that during an investigation, officers questioned her at work which made her feel humiliated and defamed. Commissioner Carlson motioned to refer the complaint to the Chief for further investigation and also for customer service, procedural, and operational concerns. Commissioner Hu seconded, and it carried unanimously. Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes May 18, 2018 Page 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Hendricks announced that the Police Commission's next monthly meeting is scheduled for June 15, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. However, due to a lack of quorum, the meeting will be changed to June 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., in the Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi St., Hilo, Hawaii. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 a.m. SUBMITTED BY: JOSIE PELAYO, SECRETARY