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Board approves police and fire promotions, FTO specialty pay
Summary
The board approved recommended promotions in the police and fire departments and authorized FTO specialty pay for several officers, actions documented in correspondence from the chiefs and approved by voice vote.
The Hammond City Board approved personnel recommendations from the police and fire chiefs.
Chair read correspondence from the police chief recommending promotion of Christian Luna to 1st class patrolman (effective 12/19/2025), promotion of Walter Peterson to master sergeant (effective 03/17/2026), and FTO specialty pay for officers Eric Banovich, Kaylee Kane, Benjamin Daniels, Aaron Griggs and Tyler Krakenfels effective 02/27/2026. The board moved and approved the recommendations by voice vote. The transcript records the recommendations as correspondence from Chief Jeffrey Long and the board’s approval but does not list a roll‑call tally.
Separately, correspondence from the fire chief recommended promotions for Engineer Michael Revich and Engineer Gregory Kalwinski to captain (mid‑March 2026) and promotions for Juan Gonzales and Martin Padilla to engineer; the board approved those actions by voice vote.
