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EPD MERIT COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, February 28, 2022
4:00 p.m. Room 307, Civic Center Complex
- EXECUTIVE SESSION:
- An executive session will be held prior to the open session.
- The executive session is closed as provided by:
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5): To receive information about and interview prospective employees.
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6)(A): With respect to any individual over whom the governing body has jurisdiction to receive information concerning the individual’s alleged misconduct.
- I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9): To discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees. This subdivision does not apply to a discussion of the salary, compensation, or benefits of employees during a budget process.
- OPEN SESSION:
- CALL TO ORDER
- ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
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- January 24, 2022 (Cook, Hamilton, and Sutton)
- APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
- PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE:
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- Officers in the Field Training Program. Â
- Officers in SWILEA
- NEW DISCIPLINE:
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- 22-PO-12 – Officer Luke Forston, Badge Number 1451, Written Reprimand (not appealed)
- 22-PO-13 – Officer Michael DeBlanc, Badge Number 1405 – 1 day suspension (Appealed – Set for hearing)
- 22-PO-14 – Officer Joseph Harter, Badge Number 1460 – 1 day suspension (Appealed – Set for hearing)
- 22-PO-16 – Officer Joseph Harter, Badge Number 1460 – 3 day suspension (Appealed – Set for hearing)
- 22-PO-17 – Officer Brandon Carpenter, Badge Number 1463 – 5 day suspension (not appealed)
- 22-PO-07A – Officer Jamarius Ward, Badge Number 1378 – recommendation of termination. (not appealed)
- APPLICANTS:
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- 21-368
- 21-392
- 22-006
- RETIREMENTS:
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- Officer William Schafer, Badge Number 1100, retired effective February 18, 2022 after serving 32 years, 6 months, and 16 days.
- Corporal Edward Keller, Badge Number 752, retired effective February 22, 2022 after serving 36 years and 24 days.
- RESIGNATION:
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- Officer Austin Loehrlein, Badge Number 1539, resigned effective February 14, 2022 after serving 21 days.
- MERIT AWARD RECOMMENDATION:
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- Officer Nick Meeks, for actions taken on February 4, 2022 regarding a hostage situation.
- REMINDERS:Â The next scheduled meeting will be Monday, March 14, 2022 at 4:30pm.
- ADJOURNMENT
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FRONTIER LEAGUE AND FLOSPORTS ANNOUNCE LANDMARK STREAMING RIGHTS AGREEMENT
SAUGET, Ill. – The Frontier League of Professional Baseball, the largest of Major League Baseball’s Partner Leagues, and leading sports streaming service FloSports, today announced a multi-year partnership that will make the Frontier League the only professional baseball league featured on the OTT platform.
The partnership will deliver high-quality and creative productions of the league’s brand of exciting minor league baseball games and original content to Frontier League fans throughout its footprint in the US and Canada, and beyond. FloSports programming also includes top NCAA conferences including Power 5 baseball tournaments, NASCAR Roots racing, Tour de France, and the Professional Bowlers Association.
“The Frontier League is fully committed to offering our fans exceptional experiences in our ballparks, in their homes, and on their devicesâ€, said Jon Danos, CEO and commissioner of the Frontier League. With FloSports as a partner, our League content is even more accessible, and we take additional steps toward offering a go-to league preferred by players whose talents can be further enjoyed on a big stage along their journey to the big leaguesâ€. Last year alone, seventeen MLB teams purchased the contracts of 47 Frontier League players.
“The addition of the Frontier League games to FloSports represents our continued commitment to delivering the highest quality baseball competition to our subscribers,†said Chris Keldorf, Senior Director, Global Rights Acquisition, FloSports. “We’re excited to bring this programming to our platform to showcase the level of athletic talent that is part of the Frontier League.â€
EPA and Army Select 10 Roundtables to Highlight Regional Implications of WOTUS
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced the selection of ten geographically varied roundtables with participants representing diverse perspectives. The agencies will work with each selected roundtable to facilitate discussion on implementation of “waters of the United States†(WOTUS), while highlighting regional differences.
“EPA and Army are committed to listening to all sides and working to foster a common-ground approach to WOTUS that protects our environment and is informed by the experience of those who steward our waters day-in and day-out,†said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox. “Through these regional roundtables, we will work toward a shared understanding of the challenges and opportunities to enhance WOTUS implementation to support public health, environmental protection, agricultural activity, and economic growth.â€
“The Department of the Army, together with the EPA, is committed to gaining a better understanding of the various regional perspectives through these roundtables to develop an implementation approach that accounts for these diverse voices and regional variations,†said Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael L. Connor. “In addition, the Army hopes to identify implementation considerations and tools that could assist in effective, consistent, and efficient implementation across the nation.â€
EPA and Army are announcing the selection of ten roundtables that highlight geographic differences and a range of perspectives—including agriculture, conservation groups, developers, drinking water and wastewater managers, environmental organizations, communities with environmental justice concerns, industry, Tribal nations, and state and local governments. The ten selected roundtables are:
- Amigos Bravos (Southwest)
- Arizona Farm Bureau (Southwest)
- Cahaba Brewing (Southeast)
- California Farm Bureau (West)
- Kansas Livestock Association (Midwest)
- Natural Resources Defense Council (Northeast)
- National Parks Conservation Association (Midwest)
- North Carolina Farm Bureau (Southeast)
- Regenerative Agriculture Foundation (Midwest)
- Wyoming County Commissioners Association / Montana Association of Counties / Idaho Association of Counties (West)
These regional roundtables are one important mechanism for the agencies to consider the regional variation in implementation of WOTUS, given the diverse water quality and quantity conditions in diverse parts of the United States. The regional roundtables will provide opportunities to discuss geographic similarities and differences, particular water resources that are characteristic of or unique to each region, and site-specific feedback about the ongoing implementation of WOTUS by the agencies. The agencies anticipate hosting these regional roundtables virtually over the spring and summer.
The agencies most recently concluded a public comment period on the proposed rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of WOTUS that had been in place for decades, updated to reflect consideration of Supreme Court decisions. The agencies also hosted public hearings on the proposed rule. Prior to proposal, the agencies requested written comments, hosted listening sessions, and conducted Federalism consultation with state and local governments. In addition, the agencies participated in a roundtable organized by the Small Business Administration.
EJ4Climate 2022 Grant Winners Announced — $2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program
Five US winners address environmental inequality and promote community-level innovation and climate adaptation in Alaska, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, and North Carolina.
WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 2022) — The 15 grant winners of the EJ4Climate program inaugural year, including five from the U.S., were announced this week by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Announced by President Biden at the 2021 Climate Summit, EJ4Climate funds grants for underserved and overburdened communities, and Indigenous communities, in Canada, Mexico, and the United States to prepare for climate-related impacts.
The five U.S. winners are:
- Native Village of Eyak (Alaska)Â – using the grant to develop sustainable mariculture in Prince William Sound to address the decline of traditional food sources.
- Common Ground Relief (Louisiana)Â – addressing coastal flooding through marsh restoration at Grand Bayou Indian Village, including the planting of 3,000 plugs of smooth cordgrass.
- Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition (Maryland)Â – building community awareness and taking shared action on climate resilience by employing local youth in planting a new generation of Witness Trees to address increased flooding and shoreline erosion.Â
- Upper Gila Watershed Alliance (New Mexico) – combining elementary school-based food resilience labs with emerging soil restoration technologies to combat risks from climate-related fire, drought, and extreme heat. Â
- Conservation Trust for North Carolina (North Carolina) – focusing on “seeding resilience†by converting vacant town-owned parcels to green infrastructure and community gardens and employing local youth to build a recreational trail adjacent to the Tar River.
“I’m proud to join my Canadian and Mexican counterparts in congratulating the selections for the first CEC grants for community-based action to protect against the impacts of climate change in our most vulnerable communities,†said EPA Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs Jane Nishida. “The EJ4Climate grant program supports President Biden’s objective to address environmental justice and foster climate resilience through the CEC.â€
EPA congratulates these winning grant applications, which will be building resilience and adapting to climate change in some of the most vulnerable and underserved communities in the United States.Â
This year’s $2 million USD in grants are funded by EPA and the CEC and provide funding directly to North American community-based organizations to help them develop community-driven solutions to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The CEC Secretariat received a total of 366 proposals, with 170 from the U.S., 57 from Canada and 139 from Mexico. Non-profit and non-governmental organizations, environmental groups, community-based associations, Tribal nations, and Indigenous Peoples and communities were eligible to submit proposals. Five winning proposals were selected from each member nation.Â
Indiana FFA Members Celebrate National FFA Week
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 23, 2022) — National FFA Week is underway and FFA Chapters across the state and nation are celebrating by hosting events to educate, advocate and celebrate the agriculture industry and the FFA Organization.
Today, in honor of National FFA Week, 115 Indiana FFA members met in the Statehouse to speak with legislators and promote the student led organization. The members were able to meet and hear from their elected leaders and statewide officials, including Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch.
“It is always a pleasure to meet FFA members from across the state and hear about the passion they have for the FFA Organization and skills and knowledge they gain from being a part of it,†Crouch said. “Filling the Statehouse with blue and gold is such an incredible way to celebrate this exciting week.â€
Earlier this week, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a proclamation to name this week FFA Week in recognition of all the work the Indiana FFA Organization, agriculture educators and FFA advisors do to cultivate the next generation of agriculturists for our state.
“Each year during National FFA Week I am reminded how powerful this organization is in securing our agricultural workforce by equipping students with the knowledge as well as the personal and professional skills they need for success,†said Bruce Kettler, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. “Throughout this week I encourage everyone to find a way to support a chapter in their area who is laying the foundation for our future leaders.â€
This year, the Indiana FFA Association received a house concurrent resolution highlighting the impact of the FFA Organization, which is preparing more than 11,500 members in 91 of Indiana’s 92 counties for the over 250 unique careers in the food, fiber and natural resource sectors.
Abby Stuckwisch, 2021-22 Indiana FFA Southern Region Vice President shared what this resolution means to her and the FFA Organization.
“Indiana FFA is honored to have a legislature that supports and promotes agriculture education and the experiential learning provided by Indiana FFA,†Stuckwisch said. “I feel truly blessed to be able to witness this proclamation of support.”
FFA Advocacy Day is one of many events that will be taking place this week to raise awareness about the importance of the organization, the agriculture industry and agricultural education. Local chapters will be hosting community service projects and workshops, and will be joined by the Indiana FFA state officers, who will be traveling around the state to promote the organization.
“Advocacy day provides a unique opportunity to talk to legislators about agricultural issues that I am passionate about. I greatly appreciate this opportunity and am thankful for their support of FFA,†Jenna Kelsey, Whiteland FFA member said.Â
Visit www.inffa.org to learn more about Indiana FFA.
Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting
 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, February 28, 2022 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Seating will be limited to allow for appropriate social distancing. As always, Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR or live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/.
Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools. The Town Hall will be the process utilized to receive Public Comment. The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschoo
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