Whitestown Police Commission elects vice president and approves hires and promotions

At its Feb. 3, 2026 meeting, the Whitestown Police Commission nominated Kevin Foley as vice president and approved three new public safety hires and two internal promotions.

The commission's chair opened nominations for the vice president seat and nominated Kevin Foley as the customary next-longest serving member; with no additional nominations the appointment stood without a formal vote.

The commission moved on to new business and, under item 9a, approved three candidates (referred to in the record as candidates A, B and C) for public safety officer as discussed in the prior executive session. The chief (speaker 2) moved the approval and the chair seconded; the motion was recorded as carrying unanimously.

Under item 9b the commission considered promoting a candidate to the rank of lieutenant. A commissioner (speaker 3) moved the promotion; the motion was seconded and recorded as carrying unanimously. Item 9c considered a different candidate for promotion to sergeant; that motion was also moved by a commissioner, seconded and approved unanimously.

Votes at a glance - Approval of hiring candidates A, B and C: approved (recorded as carrying 5-0). - Promotion of candidate A to lieutenant: approved (recorded as carrying 5-0). - Promotion of candidate A to sergeant: approved (recorded as carrying 5-0).

The commission also formally confirmed that items discussed in the prior executive session were limited to those noticed, approving that motion by voice vote. The meeting was adjourned after the commission scheduled its next regular meeting for Tuesday, March 3 at 6:00 p.m.

All quotes and attributions in this article come from statements on the meeting record. No individual names for the hiring or promotion candidates were given in the public transcript beyond the placeholder labels used by the commission.