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Franklin City police merit commission approves promotion of Officer Daniel Collins
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Franklin City Police Merit Commission approved the promotion of Officer Daniel Collins to sergeant, heard staffing updates including a recent academy graduate and two lateral hires, and set a June 2 meeting with an executive session to review background checks. Vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
The Franklin City Police Merit Commission on May 12 approved the promotion of Officer Daniel Collins to sergeant and reviewed staffing and recruitment updates from the department.
The police chief told the commission that Collins was the only candidate remaining on the prior eligibility list and that "we moved him into that position already, pending this particular meeting for official promotion." Following that request the chair moved to promote Collins; the motion was seconded (the transcript does not name who seconded it). The chair called for a voice vote and declared the motion passed; the transcript records at least one affirmative voice but does not include a full roll-call tally or detailed vote count.
The chief also reported personnel developments: Sean Compton graduated from the police academy two weeks earlier and is currently assigned to an FTO role; one lateral candidate, Kenman, has completed pension- and hiring paperwork and is scheduled to start on May 26; a second lateral, Stanley, faces an approximately 30-day delay because one page of his paperwork was missing from a scanned packet and the state requires faxed documents. "He's aware of everything," the chief said regarding the delayed candidate.
On recruitment, the chief said 20 merit applicants remain in the process, most documents have returned, detectives are completing in-home and reference checks, and packets are expected to be bound and ready by a May 28 deadline to allow time before the next merit board meeting.
Commission members also scheduled the next regular meeting for June 2 at 6:15 p.m., followed by an executive session to review background investigations related to the applicant grading process. Members confirmed the August meeting date is Aug. 11; the commission noted that certifying the eligibility list would be required before bringing candidates forward for onboarding.
Votes at a glance: a motion to accept claims for May 11 passed by voice vote (tally not specified); a motion to approve the minutes of April 7 passed by voice vote (tally not specified); the promotion of Officer Daniel Collins to sergeant was approved (motion passed by voice vote; transcript does not record full tally). The transcript does not provide named seconders or a roll-call vote for these actions.
The meeting closed after a unanimous-voiced motion to adjourn. The commission will reconvene on June 2 with an executive session to review background investigations.
