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Board of Safety swears in new officer and approves two conditional hires; minutes approved by roll call
Summary
The Board of Safety swore in Devin Watkins as a Schererville police officer and voted to extend conditional offers to Stephen Hawkins and Joshua Lawson. The board also approved minutes for Feb. 6 and Feb. 20 and adjourned by roll call votes.
The Board of Safety on March 6 administered the oath to new Schererville police Officer Devin Watkins and approved two conditional offers of employment for certified officers Stephen Hawkins and Joshua Lawson.
Police Chief (identified at the meeting as) Chief Sormoz introduced Devin Watkins and Clerk‑Treasurer Mike Troxell administered the oath. Watkins, a 2021 graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, previously served with the Culver Police Department and the Highland Police Department.
Later in the meeting Chief Sormoz asked the board to extend conditional offers to Stephen Hawkins and Joshua Lawson. A motion to extend conditional offers was made and seconded; the board voted by roll call to approve the conditional offers. The roll call recorded Eric Graff, George Koras, David Ennegenberg, David Jarazewski and Robert Volkman voting in favor; the motion carried.
The board also approved two sets of minutes by roll call: the Board of Safety minutes for Feb. 6, 2025, and the special meeting minutes for Feb. 20, 2025. Both approvals were moved, seconded and carried by roll call vote. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that passed by roll call.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of Board of Safety minutes, Feb. 6, 2025 — motion moved and seconded; roll call: Graff Aye; Koras Aye; Ennegenberg Aye; Jarazewski Aye; Volkman Aye. Outcome: approved. - Approval of Board of Safety minutes, Feb. 20, 2025 — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded and passed. Outcome: approved. - Motion to extend conditional offers of employment to Stephen Hawkins and Joshua Lawson — motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded (Graff Aye; Koras Aye; Ennegenberg Aye; Jarazewski Aye; Volkman Aye). Outcome: approved. - Motion to adjourn — passed by roll call.
Motions and roll‑call outcomes were recorded by the meeting's recording secretary. The conditional offers were extended as conditional hires; the file does not include subsequent personnel paperwork or final hiring steps. The mover and seconder for the motions were not named in the public roll call record available in the transcript.
