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Votes at a glance: Fire & Police Commission actions on personnel, exams and equipment — July 24, 2025
Summary
The Fire and Police Commission approved a slate of personnel appointments and job announcement bulletins, elected officers of the commission, received communications on SOP changes and asset forfeiture, and approved several promotions including one contentious detective promotion that went to closed session before final approval.
What the commission acted on July 24, 2025 (selected resolutions and outcomes):
- FPC 212,131 — Resolution to elect the chair of the Fire and Police Commission: Commissioner Horowitz elected chair by roll call (ayes recorded: Commissioners Burgos, Evans, Fung, Ramey, Snyder, Spence, Spencer and Horowitz). Outcome: approved.
- FPC 212,132 — Resolution to elect the vice chair: Commissioner Spencer elected vice chair by roll call (ayes recorded). Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda (FPC 212,133; 212,134; 212,135; 212,136; 212,139; 212,140; 212,141; 212,142) — Minutes and multiple appointment and job‑bulletin approvals: adopted by general consent. Outcome: approved.
- FPC 212,143 — Fire lieutenant job announcement bulletin: Approved on voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- FPC 212,144 — Fire cadet job announcement bulletin: Approved on voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- FPC 212,145 — Police lieutenant job announcement bulletin: Discussed at length; approved on voice vote. Outcome: approved. (Commissioners directed the Testing and Recruitment Committee to study whether detectives should be eligible.)
- FPC 212,146 — Detective job announcement bulletin: Approved on voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- FPC 212,147 — Police aid job announcement bulletin: Approved on voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- FPC 212,148 — Police officer eligible list: Approved (voice vote; one commissioner noted an abstention but motion carried). Outcome: approved.
- FPC 212,149 — Communication: MPD SOP changes (citizen contacts, crime scene investigations, NIBIN program): received as a communication; no action required.
- FPC 212,151 — Classification study for Department of Emergency Communications positions: Approved by voice vote. Outcome: approved (repurpose two vacant positions into one manager position; recruitment rate noted in meeting remarks).
- FPC 212,152 — Communication: Asset Forfeiture / Equitable Sharing Plan (2025): Received as a communication; no action taken. Outcome: communication received.
- Multiple Department of Emergency Communications promotions/appointments (FPC 212,154; 212,155; 212,156; 212,157; 212,158): Approved by roll call or voice votes as presented. Outcome: approved.
- Fire Department promotions and cadet appointments (FPC 212,159; 212,160; 212,161; 212,162): Approved by roll call or voice vote as presented. Outcome: approved.
- Police promotions (FPC 212,163): Two officers were on the promotion list for detective. The board separated the two files: Deshaun Nash’s promotion was approved on roll call; James Terrell’s promotion was held for additional consideration, taken up in closed session, and after closed session the commission approved the promotion by roll call. Outcome: both promotions approved (Deshaun Nash approved earlier in open session; James Terrell approved after closed session).
- Other personnel items (e.g., promotions without examination, probationary period extensions, custodial worker approvals): Approved as listed in the agenda by voice or roll call votes.
Votes and procedure notes: Many routine personnel and bulletin approvals were handled by general consent or by unrecorded voice vote. Several promotions and elections were recorded by roll call. One promotion (James Terrell) drew public comment and a brief attempt to hold the file; commissioners voted to proceed to closed session for further discussion before finally approving the promotion in open session by roll call.
Why it matters: The commission’s actions implement personnel changes, maintain the department’s promotional cadence and approve job‑bulletin processes that determine who is eligible to compete for supervisory roles. The meeting also advanced follow‑up work (committee study) on a substantive policy question about promotion pathways.
