Chief recommends appointment of probationary police officer; board concurs

Correspondence from William Shore, chief of police, recommending that Louis Humberto Collazo be appointed as a probationary member of the Hammond Police Department was placed on the board’s agenda. The appointment was to begin a one-year probationary period effective July 24, 2025.

A staff member read the chief’s recommendation into the record. “Correspondence received from William Shore, chief of police, recommending that Louis Humberto Collazo be appointed as a probationary member of the Hammond Police Department to serve his 1 year probationary period effective 07/24/2025,” the staff member said.

A board member moved to approve the chief’s request and another member concurred; the board recorded approval by consensus. No further personnel discussion or vote tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.

The action taken was administrative: accept the chief’s recommendation to place the named individual on probationary status with the police department beginning the date stated in the correspondence.