HPD’s Zero-Growth Budget

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From the Hawaii Money Blog:

 

Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha presented HPD’s proposed operating budget before the City Council’s budget committee Wednesday afternoon.

The police department is asking for $223.8 million for operations for the year that starts July 1 — down about 3.8 percent from this year.

Some interesting highlights:

  • HPD wants $196 million for salaries, and $184 million for overtime.
  • HPD has 313 funded vacant positions. That includes 109 vacancies for uniformed officers. Kealoha said each of Oahu’s eight districts are on average 90-percent staffed by officers.
  • The department has 279 officers who are eligible to retire today
  • HPD is asking for $3.4 million for vehicles, including 65 new sedans and a dozen motorcycles.
  • HPD’s proposed CIP budget includes $5.6 million to build a new Waianae sub-station. Construction is expected to start in August.

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