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Police commission appoints seven probationary officers after executive session
Summary
At a March 3 special meeting, the Norwalk City Police Commission held an executive session to review applicant backgrounds and then approved a slate of probationary officer appointments — all noted as effective March 16, 2026 — by unanimous vote of members present.
The Norwalk City Police Commission convened a special meeting at 10:22 a.m. March 3 and entered an executive session to review applicant backgrounds before returning to the public meeting and approving a series of probationary officer appointments.
The Chair called the meeting to order and conducted roll call, naming Tony Lopez, Ron Halavino, Nate Sumpter and Barbara Smith as present; Fran Collier was noted as en route. "Is there anyone who is signed up to speak?" the Chair asked during public participation, and when told there were no speakers the Chair closed the public comment period.
The commission then moved into executive session to consider personnel matters related to applicant background reviews. The Chair said the meeting was out of executive session at 12:43 p.m. and stated that "no motion was made. No votes would be made" during the closed session. After returning to the open meeting, commissioners moved to consider several probationary appointments.
Motions on the record established probationary appointments effective March 16, 2026, for the following candidates as read into the minutes: Steph Pat May; Jacob Lopez (also referenced alternately as David Lopez in the record); Mateo Mora; Colin Kelly; Hector Serra; Lehi Portela; and an additional officer reference noted near the end of the item. Each appointment was moved and seconded on the record. The Chair called for the vote and, after members present responded, declared the votes unanimous.
The meeting transcript records motions and seconds in the commission’s procedural record but does not show an extended public discussion or debate on the individual candidates. The Chair and members offered brief welcoming remarks to the appointees after the motions were made.
The commission took no other formal public actions at the meeting. The appointments are recorded as approved by unanimous vote of members present. Next procedural steps or assignment of badges/training dates were not specified in the public record.
