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George hired as Orchard Lake's new police chief

Orchard Lake officials introduced and swore in a new police chief, Joe George, at the City Council’s Monday, April 18 meeting.

The city’s governing body conducted eight back-to-back police chief candidate interviews at special meetings held last week. The council came to a consensus at the conclusion of the Tuesday, April 12 meeting and authorized Mayor Bruce McIntyre and the personnel committee to negotiate and execute a contract.

George will take over Police Chief Fred Rosenau’s position on Sunday, May 1, since Rosenau has decided to retire effective Saturday, April 30.

George amassed 27 years with the Southfield Police Department and another 13 and a half years as chief of police for Wolverine Lake.

“I am truly looking forward to this,” George said. “The competition was stiff, but my experience helped out. I’m just glad for the opportunity to do this.”

George will earn $70,000 annually and another $9,000 in lieu of heath insurance benefit contributions from the city. He will have the same benefit package as other municipal employees including dental and vision coverage, and will be permitted to participate in the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) defined contribution pension plan.

“This was a very exhaustive search process, and there were many good candidates,” McIntyre said. “(George was) highly regarded by all those involved in the search. I’m very happy with the selection.”

Rosenau’s service dates back 32 years. He began with the Police Department as a police officer, was promoted to sergeant and then to detective sergeant. before being appointed chief six years ago.

4 Responses to George hired as Orchard Lake's new police chief

  1. John Magee

    April 20, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    Great news for both Chief George and Orchard Lake. My congratulations!

  2. Tommy T.

    April 21, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    Suckers. Joe will find a local restaurant to spend 6 or his daily 8 hours schmoozing and working financial scam jobs on residents than he will actually working. Poor officers !

  3. Village Resident

    April 22, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Wolverine Lake was happy as can be to get rid of it’s own department and (absent) chief by name only. After his dismissal and the joint police services pact with walled lake, police presence in the village was INCREASED 2 fold, services and response times INCREASED, more officers were on the road patrolling the Village, complaints were answered much more quickly and the Village Patrol Cars were no longer allowed to remain parked in the Mobil parking lot @ Maple & Decker or the Walled Lake Police parking lot during the entire evening shift.

    Won’t take long before Orchard Lake residents suffer through the same lackluster leadership that the Village once had. Worst part is were still having to pay a portion of Mr Georges salary (which amounts to a pension for only a few years of work) while the city of Southfiled is also paying his original pension also. He’ll work there a couple 3 to 5 years and get yet a 3rd pension. That is unless residents realize their council erred in his hiring and quickly send him packing.

  4. beverly (lieder) Hewlett

    October 18, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Hey joe congrats. OMG what a surprise I have been in touch with SLP quite a bit
    I found out about U from one of the officers, I almost fell off my chair,
    dont know how your name came up what a small world, U know your moving in on my territory now (just kidding) keep in touch

    Bev

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