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Committee amends and advances resolution to include rank-and-file and civilian input in police chief selection
Summary
Committee amended Resolution 25-2-22 to expressly incorporate input from rank-and-file officers and civilian employees in the Honolulu Police Department’s chief selection process; the committee also received a timeline briefing from the Police Commission vice chair on hiring a search firm.
The Honolulu City Council Committee on Public Safety and Economy on Aug. 21 amended and advanced Resolution 25-2-22 to urge the Honolulu Police Commission to improve its chief-of-police selection process by implementing a transparent, comprehensive vetting process that incorporates input from rank-and-file officers and civilian employees.
Laurie Foster, vice chair of the Honolulu Police Commission and the commission’s search lead, told the committee the commission supports improving the selection process and has consulted five national search firms that specialize in police chief searches. Foster described a multi-phase…
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