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Evansville Police Merit Commission advances one candidate, removes two; approves minutes and $1,837.93 in claims
Summary
At its Sept. 22 meeting, the Evansville Police Merit Commission approved minutes from Sept. 8, authorized $1,837.93 in claims and voted to advance candidate 25-088 while removing candidates 25-080 and 25-099 from the hiring process. Members also acknowledged an officer who was shot over the weekend.
The Evansville Police Merit Commission on Sept. 22 approved routine minutes and claims and moved two applicants out of the police hiring process while advancing a third.
The commission approved minutes from its Sept. 8 meeting and authorized payment of $1,837.93 in claims. Commissioners then considered three applicants in the hiring process and voted to allow candidate 25-088 to continue and to remove candidate 25-080 and candidate 25-099 from the process. The meeting concluded with members acknowledging an Evansville police officer, identified in the meeting as Sam Taylor, who was shot over the preceding weekend and asking that attendees keep the officer in their thoughts and prayers.
The actions were taken by voice vote; the transcript records "Aye" responses and "Ayes have it," with no roll-call tally recorded. The commission also noted there were no appeals on discipline and said the next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at 4:15 p.m.
Attendees listed at the start of the meeting included Councilwoman Missy Mosby; a candidate identified as Alexander Philip Lukey; Chief of Police Philip Smith; attorney Nick Siriano; Commissioner D.J. Thompson; Commissioner Dr. Denise Johnson Kinkade; James Sutton; Sergeant Dexter Wolf; and secretary Joy Teter. A group of students from North High School attended the meeting and were named in the record.
The meeting record does not specify who seconded or formally moved each motion by name, and it does not record individual yes/no votes beyond the unanimous voice approval noted in the minutes. No statutes, ordinances or formal policies were cited during the items recorded in the transcript.
