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Hammond board records police resignation, approves probationary appointment and rank change
Summary
The Board of Public Works and Safety recorded the resignation of Officer Jacob Hood and recommended appointment of David Miller as a probationary officer; the board also recorded the demotion of Officer Sean George from master sergeant to sergeant and the removal of traffic specialty pay.
The Board of Public Works and Safety on Oct. 30, 2025 recorded personnel actions submitted by William Short, chief of police. The clerk read a letter asking the board to accept the resignation of Jacob Hood, effective Oct. 4, 2025, to appoint David Miller as a probationary member effective Oct. 28, 2025, and to demote Officer Sean George from master sergeant to sergeant with the relinquishment of traffic specialty pay effective Oct. 22, 2025.
Chief William Short’s request was presented by the clerk and brought before the board for action. Speaker 3 stated, “I recommend Chief Shorts request,” and the chair recorded concurrence. There was no roll‑call vote recorded in the transcript; the board’s recorded response was a recommendation to approve and a concurrence immediately following the recommendation.
The board did not publish additional details in the meeting record about the reasons for the demotion or personnel considerations beyond the items named in the chief’s correspondence. No public comments about the personnel changes were recorded.
The board’s next administrative steps, according to the clerk’s reading, are ministerial: to accept the resignation, process the probationary appointment documentation for Miller, and record the personnel change for Officer George in departmental records.
