Evansville commission approves $13,742.25 in claims, grants ADA testing accommodations, excludes applicants and accepts officer resignation

The Evansville Police and Fire Commission approved $13,742.25 in claims and took several personnel and procedural actions at its Oct. 14 meeting in Room 307.

The commission voted, by voice, to approve claims totaling $13,742.25. The motion was made and seconded and carried by voice vote; the minutes record two affirmative 'aye' responses during the roll call vote.

Commissioners also voted to permit Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for the promotional examination for the rank of sergeant. An unnamed member moved to grant ADA accommodations for the sergeant test; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The commission did not record the names of the mover or seconder in the meeting transcript.

The commission moved to exclude three applicants from further consideration. In the meeting record the applicant identifiers were read aloud as '24 0 8 8, 24 1 2 2, and 24 0 9 3.' That motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The transcript does not provide names attached to those applicant IDs or further context about reasons for exclusion.

The commission also recorded one resignation: Officer Jordan Patrick Smith, badge number 1587, resigned effective Oct. 10, 2024, after serving 8 months and 18 days with the EPD, according to the meeting record.

Members set the next commission meeting for Oct. 28, 2024, at 4:15 p.m., and the meeting was adjourned following a motion to adjourn that was seconded and carried by voice vote.

The meeting record lists attendees during roll call as Commissioner DJ Thompson; Commissioner Dr. Denise Johnson Kinkade; James Sutton; Sergeant Dexter Wolf; and recording secretary Joey Teeters. The transcript does not identify which individual made each motion or cast each recorded 'aye.'