Troy City Council approves routine votes, confirms Joshua Jones as police chief

Troy City Council unanimously approved several routine motions at its Dec. 16, 2024 meeting, including the confirmation of Joshua Jones as the city’s police chief.

The council first voted to waive Council Rule 4(a) to add a late-submitted item to the agenda. That late item—item I-4—was the confirmation of Joshua Jones to the permanent police chief position.

City Manager Frank Costassee said Joshua (Josh) Jones “has been serving as our acting police chief since city council appointed him on September 30th,” and that Jones had accepted the city’s offer of employment. Costassee also stated that “Act 7 8 rules requires the city to appoint a permanent police chief by December 27th,” and that a final pre-appointment evaluation would occur if the council confirmed him.

After a brief procedural motion, the council moved to confirm Jones and voted unanimously. The chair announced, “Motion carries.”

Other votes taken the same evening included reappointments of Michael Hudson, Dave Lambert and John Tagle to the Planning Commission for terms expiring Dec. 31, 2027, and a council nomination forwarding John Foster to the Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees/retiree health care benefits plan and trust for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2027. Councilmember Hamilton moved to approve all items on the consent agenda; that motion was also approved unanimously.

The meeting record shows each member voting in the affirmative on those motions; no abstentions or recorded opposition were recorded. The council also announced a public hearing scheduled for Jan. 13, 2025, to consider reprogramming 2018–2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

The council did not record extended debate on these items during the meeting; discussion was procedural or limited to introducers explaining the motions. The meeting adjourned after routine council comments and recognition of former Mayor Louise Schilling’s recent passing.