Suspended With Pay Report and Duty Status Dates
At a glance
- What: Commissioners pressed the department for the date each officer was placed on suspension with pay, to see how long public money is being spent on officers not working. The monthly report (about 11 names on suspension with pay, 17 suspensions and 18 separations in September) shows only the initial duty-status change date, which can predate a move from administrative no-gun status to suspension.
- Department response: The professional standards commander and HR director said the report is automated from a larger database and changing it would be disruptive, and asked the board to request the dates for specific names through the chief's office. A department officer said he would bring a sample report next week.
- Also in the HR report (September): department 94% filled (sworn 95%, 138 vacancies, civilians 91%, 79 vacancies); 1,415 sworn applications this fiscal year; 575 sworn Detroit residents versus 1,963 non-residents; 422 officers in the DROP retirement program; a new academy class starting the following week.
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- 2026-10-22 - Board of Police Commissioners - Commissioners requested durations on suspended-with-pay officers; department promised a sample report.
2026-10-08 - Board of Police Commissioners
One commissioner said two officers on the report faced alarming allegations and asked to be kept updated; another said the report still lacks duty-status dates and asked whether they were omitted on purpose. The board secretary said she would contact the department's chief of staff about restoring the dates.