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Hamilton City Council approves three patrol promotions, sets pay rates
Summary
The Hamilton City Council voted to promote three police officers to patrol shift supervisor/corporal roles and approved hourly pay rates; the police chief said the change will provide 24/7 supervisory coverage and greater accountability.
The Hamilton City Council voted to approve promotions for three patrol officers and set new hourly pay rates for the promoted positions.
The promotions — for Officer Kieran Jackson, Officer Oscar Christopher Norris and Officer Richard Trim — move each to the patrol division’s shift supervisor role and to corporal ranks, with pay set at $22.67 per hour for Jackson and Trim and $22.20 per hour for Norris. The council approved the personnel actions by voice vote during the meeting.
Police Chief (name not specified) told the council the shift-supervisor positions were intended to provide “a level of protection, and accountability” for officers working nights, weekends and other shifts when command staff are not present. “I know I’ll sleep better at night,” the chief said, adding that having supervisors on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week would help officers make decisions in the field. The chief said Patrol Sergeant Norton forwarded the recommendations to Lieutenant Webb and the chief for consideration.
Council members moved and seconded each promotion and then called for the vote. The minutes show the council made the motions and approved the promotions and corresponding pay rates; no separate roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
The record indicates Kieran Jackson already held the rank of corporal and will assume the added shift-supervisor assignment; Oscar Christopher Norris will be promoted to corporal and shift supervisor; and Richard Trim will be promoted to corporal and shift supervisor. The council set the hourly rates at $22.67 for Jackson and Trim and $22.20 for Norris as part of the approval.
After the votes on personnel items, the council moved on to other agenda items and later made a motion to go into an executive session; the topic of that executive session was not stated on the record.
Actions: Promotion approvals were recorded on the agenda and approved by council motion.
