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Landover Hills Council announces hiring of Elnos Gomez as permanent police chief
Summary
After a closed session, the Landover Hills Town Council announced Jan. 20 that it will hire Interim Chief Elnos Gomez as the town's permanent chief of police; the decision was announced upon return to open session and no public roll-call vote is recorded in the minutes.
The Landover Hills Town Council returned to open session at 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 to announce its decision to hire Interim Chief of Police Elnos Gomez as the town's permanent chief of police. The council had met in closed session under §3-305(b)(1) earlier in the evening.
The minutes record that the closed session began at 8:15 p.m. with Town Manager Rommel Pazmino and Interim Chief Gomez in attendance. The council did not record a public roll-call vote on the hiring in the meeting minutes; the announcement of the decision was made after the closed session. The council adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
Mayor Jeffrey Schomisch is recorded as presiding over the meeting. The minutes do not specify who made or seconded a motion to hire Gomez in open session, nor do they provide a public tally of votes on the appointment. The minutes do note that the earlier motion to enter closed session was approved unanimously.
Gomez had been serving as interim chief before the announcement. The minutes do not detail an effective date, employment terms, or whether additional formal action will be recorded in a future public meeting.
Next steps: the council provided no additional schedule or timeline in the minutes; any formal contract or employment documents and their approval dates were listed as not specified in the meeting minutes.
