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Board approves traffic specialty pay and accepts retirement petition for veteran captain
Summary
The Board approved traffic specialty pay for Officer Louis Collazo (effective 05/12/2026) and received a retirement petition from Captain Ezekiel Hinojosa, effective 07/31/2026; the board concurred with staff recommendations.
The Hammond City Board of Public Works and Safety reviewed requests from the police department and agreed to approve traffic specialty pay for Officer Louis Collazo, noting the effective date listed as May 12, 2026. The board also received a petition for retirement from Captain Ezekiel Hinojosa, who the correspondence said has served Hammond for more than 47 years and intends his retirement to be effective at close of business July 31, 2026. "...a petition for retirement for captain Ezekiel Hinojosa, who has served the citizens of Hammond for over 47 years to become effective the close of business on 07/31/2026," the Chair read into the record.
A committee member recommended approval and the Chair concurred; no further debate or amendments were recorded. The board did not attach additional conditions to the approvals and moved on to other agenda items.
