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Commissioners agreed to schedule a study session immediately before the next regular commission meeting (the commission discussed meeting on the 18th) to outline steps, candidate pools and timeline for replacement hiring and internal backfill planning. Commissioners noted that promoting an internal candidate would create additional vacancies that must also be addressed and said they preferred a deliberate handoff so a successor would have time to learn the job before the chief’s departure.

Separately, in a liaison report the commission highlighted Deputy Chief Todd Brozick as lead of the mutual-aid dive team. The liaison said Brozick and Grosse Ile members of the mutual-aid team worked in freezing conditions during a large water-main break in Southwest Detroit, rescuing residents and pets from flood conditions described in the meeting as contaminated (sewer) water. The liaison thanked Brozick and named Fire Marshal Bob Roscoe and firefighter Andrew Huber as additional local participants who assisted in the response.

No formal hiring motion or timeline was adopted at the meeting; commissioners directed staff to place the hiring discussion on an upcoming agenda and to meet in a study session to draft steps for posting, interviewing and backfill timing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Police Commission - 18 Feb 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The police chief said he plans to leave in January 2026 and the commission agreed to schedule a study-session to begin hiring preparations; the commission also recognized Deputy Chief Todd Brozick and mutual-aid partners for cold-weather water rescues in Southwest Detroit.","taxTitle","Grosse Ile, Wayne County, Michigan","taxId",55649,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6323710,"Police department reports promotions, detective reorganization and generator project",176,386000,562000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2341758-e846d5275c85ce010c3544204911c695&start=386&end=562","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2341758-e846d5275c85ce010c3544204911c695/thumbnail_386000.jpg","/articles/6323710/Michigan/Police-department-reports-promotions-detective-reorganization-and-generator-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6323710-05d68cb3c4e5f426dab2dbf557dc9c66/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140126&Signature=I65R47Pi1j-pSIQ9otl8Iqq7-pvq04dVVuRPeP12ymZInWuTZ98epVI4p3rvh1HL6BXVXf~b60QWUn~D0cSOHeOhJuGSMQw-LYQ9ahvR9xoHGhwgb9jmxxe-PgtJn7Th6Bm4I-w14FPs6g8fKuaCxLVsyV40F85kCdLT5miABnL2w4tGs7JDqDLwI7p3y6m6BQo-qlLAAoUh8KIXXGdUgrW05GMOgUunDTkLvflJiDV0EHzFkqVlH-yz4sho5md6Xjibt0Mt6z2t3rggkA~XonAQTjFyHZQlRG4jvLzxAbEcWyPsRZBJ-VyusLHvBuBv95l0khyeGwRnaDeSlIf5wQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Feb. 18 Grosse Ile Police Commission meeting, the police chief provided a departmental report covering staffing, investigative case management, equipment replacement and an upcoming generator project.

The chief announced that Sue Dahl Piazza has taken a detective position on a five-year term and Officer Kericho accepted promotion to the open sergeant position on the midnight shift; Kericho’s promotion will be finalized during the March commission meeting. The department has posted to fill the vacancy created by internal moves.

On equipment, the chief said the department’s 2018 laptop fleet is at end-of-life and the township must “recalibrate” its purchase plans because of changes coming from the agency that manages the network (referred to in the meeting as DCC/Sync). The chief said the replacement laptops would be paid from federal forfeiture funds and that a previously planned internal phone/network upgrade was being delayed in favor of laptops and the generator project.

The public safety building’s generator will be replaced after the commission solicits proposals. The department received a proposal request for oversight from C.E. Raines, the township engineering firm, which will provide a cost proposal to manage engineering, bidding and construction oversight. The chief said the new generator is likely to remain in the 80–100 kilowatt range to fit the existing pad, but a larger unit could require building work. The meeting record states the departments plan to add redundancy through a transfer switch so dispatch could be back-fed if the new unit fails. Funding for the replacement was described as split among federal forfeiture, the fire department budget and the township’s cell tower fund.

The chief described a change in investigative workflows: the Detective Bureau (DB) now reviews every assigned case before closure to provide an extra set of eyes. The DB had 32 cases assigned during the reported period, with 25 closed and 7 active. The chief also presented a new monthly-report layout intended to make public statistics clearer: a call-for-service sheet showing 503 calls for service; an incoming-dispatch count the chief read as “551” (transcript: “5 51”); and a 911-call figure the chief referenced while also saying the department averages about 100 911 calls per month. The commission discussed juvenile-report counts (one juvenile report that month) and overtime pressures attributed to headcount shortages.

Commissioner Scott Longton and others asked clarifying questions about the generator placement, transfer switch and costs; the chief said he and the fire chief met about the project the same day. The commission sought a formal proposal from the engineering firm and noted that any construction or bid would return to the board for approval before work begins.

A motion to accept the department’s monthly reports was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript records unanimous “Aye” responses but does not provide a roll-call tally.","The police chief outlined staffing changes, Detective Bureau case-management updates, plans to buy replacement laptops with federal forfeiture funds, and a proposed new generator for the public safety building with cost-sharing among township funds and the fire department.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6323714,"Police commission names Scott Longton chairperson",154,206000,360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2341758-e846d5275c85ce010c3544204911c695&start=206&end=360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2341758-e846d5275c85ce010c3544204911c695/thumbnail_206000.jpg","/articles/6323714/Michigan/Police-commission-names-Scott-Longton-chairperson","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6323714-48f44725fa29c366760604dda152f7e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140127&Signature=i2lm1OUkt~Qvhb-bg9YCLVXw9BnFc6uacjf4HjR4BZqNpN5oacXPaX31TPHwdZ9Y9NAVcEhsYHAwrn8mYlgR~j5IMqCklPxhNiqlpPRvjaTvoJFKaAZ1t1kz5GGSSX09NQB42QIhGPBGenDGj4nW1U3IvUq-O-kbCMfsZXg5M1jjo4l-d7SVU6WMLv0-2FTJMyRzvSOxzABgZ6RLFRIkaz0vrLlsEftZdf0Z43AM3kM3aaAm08NemInBWgjtJIM1XcvWtmnwWwNoddQKBitSgQBILtuCUbHsq46b~OBPF33~kahzgbc8niaV92ETlG3RYGAvzQE7FXdd19cLPvnfcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Scott Longton was unanimously appointed chairperson of the Grosse Ile Police Commission at the commission’s Feb. 18 regular meeting.

Commissioner Margaret (name not specified) nominated Longton, calling him “our favorite lawyer,” and sought a second. Longton accepted the nomination, saying, “I am,” and later told the commission he was “looking forward to trying to move the department forward as we have been.” The motion passed with all commissioners saying “Aye.”

The appointment followed routine approval of the meeting agenda, January minutes and the commission calendar for 2025–26. Those procedural items were moved and approved by voice vote prior to the chair appointment.

The commission did not record a roll-call vote in the meeting transcript; the record shows unanimous voice approval. No other nominations were offered. The meeting proceeded to department reports after Longton’s acceptance remarks.

The commission did not provide additional details in the meeting packet about an official handover schedule or changes to committee assignments tied to the chair appointment.","The Grosse Ile Police Commission unanimously appointed Scott Longton as chairperson during its Feb. 18 meeting, after a brief nomination and acceptance.","actionData","errors"]

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