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Hamilton Township approves police chief retirement, appointment and planning hire
Summary
Trustees accepted the retirement notice of Chief Scott Hughes effective May 8, approved Assistant Chief (record: "Cool and Short") as full-time chief effective May 9 with a starting base salary presented as $135,000, and approved hiring Jack Eckerson as planning and code enforcement officer; pay adjustments for fire leadership were presented (amounts in the transcript are unclear).
The Hamilton Township Board of Trustees approved changes to the township roster during its March 18 meeting. The board accepted Chief of Police Scott Hughes' retirement notice effective May 8 and approved promotion of the assistant chief (recorded in the minutes as "Cool and Short") to full-time chief of police effective May 9, with a starting base salary listed in the meeting as $135,000.
Chair moved the roster amendment and trustees voted to approve it. The board also approved hiring Jack Eckerson as a full-time planning and code enforcement officer, with a stated start date of March 23 and an hourly rate of $32.
The meeting record shows pay-rate adjustments for Fire Chief Jason Jewett and Assistant Fire Chief Daniel Birkebile were approved and effective March 29; the numeric strings in the transcript recording those amounts are corrupted and therefore the meeting article notes the adjustments were approved but does not restate the unclear amounts.
Why it matters: The retirements and appointments shift leadership in police and fire operations and will affect payroll and staffing responsibilities; the appointment and employment agreement for the new police chief were placed on the record for implementation in May.
Next steps: Administration to finalize the employment agreement for the new chief and complete onboarding for the planning/code enforcement hire.
