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Police and Fire Commission approves change to police rehire eligibility
Summary
The Green Bay Police and Fire Commission approved revisions narrowing the local eligibility criteria for rehiring former police officers, replacing a three-year continuous service requirement with completion of the probationary period and other clarifications; the changes were adopted by voice vote.
The Green Bay Police and Fire Commission on Dec. 4 approved revisions to the city's rehire eligibility policy for former police officers, altering the threshold for eligibility and clarifying application timing.
Commissioners voted to receive the updated policy and place it on file after a motion to approve. The commission said it controls the first four eligibility bullets in the document and that subsequent bullets remain City of Green Bay policy outside the commission's authority.
Under the changes the commission discussed, eligibility would no longer require three years of consecutive service; instead, candidates would qualify after completing the department's probationary period. The revisions also require returnees to be "in good standing as documented by the police department" and clarify whether the hiring decision or the application must occur within one year of separation.
The commission recorded the motion to approve the recommendations with Commissioner Cobb as mover and, according to the transcript, Commissioner Sherman as the second; the motion passed by voice vote. The commission did not record roll-call vote counts in the public transcript.
The revision applies only to the eligibility items the commission controls; staff noted that other policy sections are governed by broader City of Green Bay rules and therefore were not changed by this action.
Next steps were not specified in the record beyond placing the revised policy on file and approving the recommended changes.
