Evansville Police Merit Commission Meeting Agenda
EVANSVILLE POLICE MERIT COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, May 13, 2019
4:00 p.m. Room 307, Civic Center Complex
- EXECUTIVE SESSION:
- An executive session and a closed hearing will be held prior to the open session.
- The executive session and hearing are 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 MINUTESÂ
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- April 22, 2019Â (Cook, Scott, and Hamilton)
- APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
- PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE
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- Sgt. Steve Kleeman reports on the 9 officers in the field-training program.
- DISCIPLINE:
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- PO-19-04 – Sergeant Mark Saltzman, Badge Number 5179, 5-day suspension – No appeal filed.
- APPLICANTS: Â
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- 19-161
- AWARD RECOMMENDATION:
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- Award recommendation for Civilian employee Joel Mattingly.
- REMINDERS: The next meeting scheduled for Monday, May 27, 2019 at 4:00pm is cancelled for the Memorial Day Holiday. The next meeting will be Monday, June 10th at 4:00pm in Room 307.
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- ADJOURNMENT
Show Your Support for Indiana’s Small Businesses
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In May, we celebrate small business week to recognize the critical contributions of the more than 508,000 small businesses employing over 1.2 million Hoosiers in Indiana. Small businesses are a vital part of our local economy, and I want to honor and recognize all of the small businesses in our community. |
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Free Fishing Days, May 18, June 1-2
Indiana residents do not need a fishing license or a trout and salmon stamp to fish the state’s public waters on Free Fishing Days. Parks across the state will be hosting fishing events. Check out the DNR Calendar for an event near you.
UNITE CubeSat Reaches 100 Days in Orbit, a Milestone for Student-built Satellites
The University of Southern Indiana student-built UNITE CubeSat has been officially in Earth’s orbit 100 days and has transmitted data back to Earth from orbit every day since its January 31 deployment.
The first spacecraft built and flown by a public institution in the state of Indiana and funded in part by NASA’s Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP), UNITE has been confirmed by NASA to be the only academic satellite built and flown into space and/or orbit as part of the USIP. According to a recent study, only 45% of CubeSat units last longer than 60 days in service.
Additional funding for the project was provided by the USI Foundation, the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education and the Indiana Space Grant Consortium. The UNITE CubeSat was built and is operated by undergraduate students with advisement from Dr. Glen Kissel, associate professor of engineering. The satellite’s tri-fold mission is to measure plasma levels in the lower ionosphere, record its own internal and exterior temperatures and measure its orbital decay as it reenters the Earth’s atmosphere at the end of its mission. For more information, visit http://usispace.com/ or contact Kissel at (812) 461-5417. More information about the launch and team members around the satellite can be found on the USI website at USI.edu/usitoday.
Judges’ Shooting Suspects To Go Free After Prosecutor Declines To File Charges
IL for www.theindianalawyer.com
The two suspects arrested in connection with the shootings of two Clark County judges will soon go free after being released from their bonds Friday afternoon.
Marion Superior Criminal Court 2 Judge Shatrese Flowers told Brandon Kaiser, 41, and Alfredo Vazquez, 23, that they were released as to their bonds of $200,000 and $60,000, respectively, that were set after their arrest in connection with the shootings of Clark Circuit Judges Andrew Adams and Bradley Jacobs. The release came just after the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced it would not file charges against Kaiser and Vazquez at this time.
“We have received the results of the investigation conducted to date, including video retrieved from surveillance cameras,†said a statement released by the office and attributed to Prosecutor Terry Curry. “At this time, we have determined that additional investigation must be completed before we can make a charging decision in the matter.â€
Adams and Jacobs were shot in the early morning hours of May 1 outside a White Castle restaurant in downtown Indianapolis. The two southern Indiana jurists were in Indianapolis for a judicial conference.
Days later, Indianapolis police arrested Kaiser and Vazquez for their alleged roles in the shootings. The two appeared in Marion Superior Court at 1 p.m. Friday, where they were expected to be formally charged after appearing for a bond hearing Wednesday. The court hearing went on as scheduled despite the prosecutor’s office decided not to press charges.
Upon being told of their release, Kaiser, with handcuffed hands, made the sign of the cross. He was facing felony and misdemeanor charges, including attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery and carrying a handgun without a license. Vazquez was facing a felony charge for assisting a criminal.
Inquiries about the judges’ condition were referred to Jeffersonville attorney Larry Wilder, who said in an email to the Indiana Lawyer on Friday they were improving. “Both judges are still recovering in Indianapolis. They continue to improve and are looking forward to that time which their doctors feel they are ready to come home,†Wilder wrote. “No one is in a rush. They each understand that it is important to defer to their medical professionals.â€
Shortly after the Friday hearing, the Indiana Supreme Court released a statement declining to comment on the charging decision.
“Respect for the process requires independent offices to do their job,” a court spokeswoman said. “It is not appropriate for the administrative office or a member of the judiciary to comment on a pending case in a trial court.”