Evansville Police commission approves minutes and advances one applicant

The Evansville Police American Mission meeting on May 12, 2025, approved minutes from its April 28 meeting, advanced one applicant in the department hiring process and received an update on probationary officers and field training.

The meeting opened with the meeting chair welcoming Assistant Chief Hasler, Deputy Chief Kirby, Commissioner D.J. Thompson, Commissioner Doctor Johnson Kinkade, Sergeant Dexter Wolf and Secretary Joy Teeter. The commission approved the minutes from the April 28, 2025 meeting after a motion and second; the minutes were carried by voice vote and no roll-call tally was recorded.

Commissioners then heard an update that probationary officers are in field training and that there are no claims to approve. The commission considered a single applicant and voted to allow that applicant to continue through the recruitment process; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The meeting record does not identify the mover or seconder by name.

The commission scheduled its next meeting for June 9, 2025, at 4:15 p.m.; staff noted the office will be closed for Memorial Day observance. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn, which carried by voice vote.

Votes at a glance: minutes from April 28, 2025 — approved (voice vote); one applicant advanced in recruitment — approved (voice vote); meeting adjourned — approved (voice vote). The transcript does not record individual roll-call votes or tallies.