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Evansville City board debates standard wording for recommendation letters used in licensing

5889809 · August 27, 2025
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Summary

Board members discussed whether letters recommending contractor applicants must explicitly say "I recommend" and asked staff to seek legal guidance and consider a standard form to reduce repeat paperwork errors.

The Evansville City Board of Construction and Roofing Examiners spent a portion of its meeting discussing inconsistent recommendation letters submitted with license applications and whether the board should require a specific wording standard. Board members said many submitted letters are templated, lack explicit wording such as "I recommend," or are missing a clearly legible notary, and they…

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