Commission extends officer's sick leave; public commenter asks for disciplinary hearing

Commissioners voted to extend sick leave for Officer Timothy Michaels through the end of the year and said they would revisit the request at the January meeting. The chair said the matter was the subject of the executive session that immediately preceded the public meeting and commissioners had reviewed confidential medical records in support of the request.

Later, during the public-comment period, a man who identified himself as Michael asked whether the commission had discussed his emailed complaint about a disciplinary action and requested a hearing or rescission of a three-day no-pay suspension. The commission responded that personnel matters cannot be addressed in public and that the issue would be discussed in the next executive session. The transcript does not confirm whether the public commenter and the officer whose sick leave was extended are the same person.