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Evansville Merit Commission certifies hire list, debates testing vendor, tie-break rules
Summary
The commission certified the new-hire list for the next hiring cycle and spent extended discussion on the written-exam vendor, tie-breaking precision and equity outcomes after a large applicant pool produced multiple ties.
The Evansville Fire Department Merit Commission voted Oct. 14 to certify its new-hire list for the next hiring session (referred to in the meeting as the 2026–27 cycle) and discussed changes to testing procedures after multiple ties among applicants complicated ranking.
Chief Masterson and other staff briefed commissioners on results from the most recent recruit testing. The department reported that the most recent written exam produced lower mean scores compared with their previous test but narrowed disparities between white and non‑white applicants. Staff reported that 11% of the passing scores were non‑white and 7% were…
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