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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Sp. Meeting Open Session Approved Minutes 3-1-2019 COUNTY OF KAUAI DRAFT Minutes of Meeting SPECIAL OPEN SESSION Board/Commission Kaua‘i Police Commission Meeting Date March 1, 2019 Location Mo`ikeha Building – Meeting Room 2A/B Start of Meeting: 9:00 a.m. End of Meeting: 9:20 a.m. Present Chair Mary K. Hertog; Vice Chair Roy Morita; Commissioners: Catherine Adams, Gerald Bahouth, Kevin Mince and Dean Pigao. Also present: Board & Commissions Office Staff: Support Clerk Mercedes Omo; Administrator Ellen Ching Office of the County Attorney: Mark Ishmael; Also present: Mayor Derek Kawakami and Garden Island New Reporter Caleb Excused Absent Commissioner Leina`ala Jardin SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Call To Order Mayor Kawakami thanked the Commissioners for their service as volunteers and that every one of them have been hand selected because of their integrity, honesty, character and their ability to do hard work and make tough decisions. He added that the decision Commission is going to make today in Executive Session is a combination of long hours, hard work and deliberation and that he wants to reassure the Commission that they have the Administration’s word that whoever the Commission selects as the new Police Chief to lead the Kaua‘i Police Department his Administration will be working with him or her very closely. He noted that everyone should remind themselves each day that we are all one team will continue to support the men and women in the Kaua‘i Police Department who are out there every day working very hard and putting their own lives at risk to keep the community safe. Chair Hertog called the Special Meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. with six Commissioners present to conduct business. Chair’s Comments/ Announcements including but not limited to Next regular monthly meeting – Friday, March 22, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Mo’ikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B. Executive Session to follow. Special Open Session Meeting Minutes Of March 1, 2019 Page 2 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Executive Session ES KPC 2018-025 Pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-4 and §92-5 (a) and (2) and (4), the purpose of this Executive Session is for the Commission to discuss the hiring of a new Police Chief and other related items, and to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Commission’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities as they may relate to this agenda item. (On-going) Chair Hertog cited the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes to bring the meeting into Executive Session. Ms. Adams moved to enter into Executive Session. Mr. Pigao seconded the motion. The motion carried 6:0. At 9:07 a.m. the Commissioners entered into Executive Session. Return to Open Session At 9:20 a.m. the Commissioners reconvened in Open Session to ratify the action taken in Executive Session. Ms. Adams moved to ratify the actions taken in Executive Session for item ES KPC 2018-025. Mr. Bahouth. The motion carried 6:0. ES KPC 2018-025: Motion No. 1 Motion carried 6:0 to receive the assessment report. Motion No. 2 Motion carried 6:0 to offer the Chief of Police position. Adjournment With no further business to conduct, Chair Hertog called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Adams moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Bahouth seconded the motion. The motion carried 6:0. At 9:20 a.m. the meeting adjourned. Submitted by: __________________________________ Reviewed and Approved by: _________________________________________ Mercedes Omo, Staff Support Clerk Mary K. Hertog, Chair (x ) Approved as circulated on March 22, 2019 ( ) Approved as amended. See minutes of ___________ meeting.