POST rejects reduced suspension offers for two terminated officers, approves suspension agreement for a third

The POST Commission on Jan. 17 voted to reject reduced suspension counteroffers from two terminated officers and approved an agreed suspension of certification for a third officer.

Commissioners disapproved counteroffers from Reggie Allen Edge Jr. and Patrick Glenn Hubbard, restoring the commission’s original, longer suspension proposals. Separately, the commission accepted an agreed suspension in a pending-litigated matter for Granville Cordes Lloyd.

Staff described Edge’s termination as the result of violations of departmental policies and procedures, including post-termination conduct cited in his informal hearing. Edge had proposed a 12-month suspension; the commission voted to deny that counteroffer and directed staff to consider returning to the original 18-month suspension offer outlined earlier by staff.

A similar sequence followed for Hubbard, whose termination and proposed counteroffer staff compared to the earlier 18-month proposal; commissioners moved to disapprove the short counteroffer and return to the previously offered penalty.

For Granville Cordes Lloyd, an employing agency requested decertification but the commission accepted a negotiated agreed order placing his certification on suspension pending resolution of other litigation. The agreement was approved by motion.

Commissioners discussed enforcement goals and the importance of maintaining interstate visibility of POST actions so that officers cannot circumvent state discipline by moving to another state. One commissioner noted concerns about officers leaving the state to avoid the effects of disciplinary action.

The transcript records the decisions as carried; specific vote tallies were not captured.

The commission instructed staff to notify the parties of the decisions and to proceed with the previously proposed timelines and conditions for return-to-duty, as applicable.