Greenwood commission cancels disciplinary hearing after officer resigns; department plans hires in January

The Greenwood Police Merit Commission canceled a scheduled disciplinary hearing and the planned executive session after the chair said "that officer, resigned his position with the police department," which the chair said removed the need for the hearing. The meeting opened on Dec. 11 with roll call and the announcement that the attorney for the commission, Linda Meyer, was absent and Chief of Police James Eisen was present.

A speaker at the meeting stated the department is "set to hire ... three" officers to start in January and said that once those hires occur "the only slot we'll have open is the one that resigned yesterday." The transcript does not identify who made those statements. The speaker also said investigations into other matters "continue." No executive session or disciplinary hearing was held that evening because of the resignation.

The commission took no formal disciplinary action during the meeting. Commissioners were informed of the staffing plan and ongoing investigations; the meeting record shows the matter will be handled administratively with no further public hearing required unless circumstances change. The session concluded after routine business.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: the department intends to proceed with the new hires (planned to start in January) and investigations remain active. No future date for a rescheduled hearing was set in the transcript.