Grosse Ile officials recommend Sgt. Eric Velasquez for police lieutenant

Grosse Ile officials recommended Sergeant Eric Velasquez for promotion to lieutenant after a brief discussion and a unanimous recommendation vote.

Officials opened the meeting, recited the Pledge of Allegiance and announced there were no members of the public for comment. The body then approved the agenda by voice vote before moving to the lone action item: a personnel recommendation stemming from interviews conducted the prior week.

Speaker 3, reflecting on the interviews, said the choice was difficult and stressed the need for a cohesive administrative staff following prior appointments for deputy chief and chief: “I think we had, I think we had a lot of good discussions in the interview,” they said. Speaker 1 reviewed that three candidates were interviewed and said two internal officers had notable tenure and performed well in interviews, résumés and applications.

Speaker 1 then identified the recommended candidate: “So my recommendation would be that we recommend, Eric, Velasquez to the position for lieutenant,” and moved the recommendation. Speaker 2 indicated agreement. The body voted by voice; the chair recorded unanimous assent and the recommendation passed.

No formal chief’s report or public comments were offered after the vote. A motion to adjourn was made and seconded, and the meeting ended.

What’s next: The body recommended the promotion; the minutes reflect the recommendation and the recorded voice vote. Any formal personnel appointment or administrative onboarding steps were not detailed in the meeting record and were not specified in the transcript.