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Michigan City police commissioners discuss retirement, resignation and spring hires
Summary
At the Jan. 14 Police Civil Service Commission meeting, staff reported the retirement of Officer Shane Washlowski and the resignation of Corporal Chris Manns, described current hiring activity (five applicants and one lateral), and outlined a timeline aiming for early-spring hires and August 1 academy enrollment.
At the Jan. 14 meeting of the Michigan City Police Civil Service Commission, department leaders reported personnel changes and an active recruitment pipeline.
Chief Shiparski said Officer Shane Washlowski had retired after 22 years of service and that Corporal Chris Manns submitted a resignation effective Jan. 11, leaving the department with 80 officers. "We currently saw the retirement of Officer Shane Washlowski after 22 years of service," the chief said. He added that the department has five new applicants and one lateral transfer in process and was preparing conditional offers once background work was complete.
Staff described the background-check status: four applicants had backgrounds completed or nearly completed, CBSA-related checks were done or scheduled, and one candidate’s process was delayed because the applicant was out of state. Kevin Jesse was identified as the staff member who had sent correspondence to begin completing promotional past-performance scores tied to a forthcoming corporal vacancy.
Commissioners and staff discussed timing for onboarding. Department leaders said they aimed to hire in early spring so new officers could begin in-house training and then enroll in the police academy on Aug. 1. "We're hoping to have people start their training by August," one staff member said.
The commission also heard that Corporal Aaron Bass will be more active as the department’s training coordinator this year, working with the Division of Professional Standards. Captains and supervisors recommended removing Officer Moda from probationary status and noted Officer Gonzales’s performance on the afternoon shift.
Commissioners welcomed the new mayoral appointee, introduced at the meeting as Doug, and thanked outgoing commissioner Scott Matzke for his years of service. The commission did not take a formal hiring vote at the meeting; staff said conditional offers and final steps would follow completion of background checks and promotional scoring.
What’s next: staff said they would return to the commission with completed background and past-performance materials so the commission could act on conditional offers and promotion-related scoring.
