Merit Board
Indiana State Statue requires that each county by ordinance establish a Sheriff's merit board. Find out more about our board and the current membership along with their meeting schedule and duties below.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Floyd County Merit Board is comprised of 5 members. 3 of these members are appointed by the elected Sheriff and 2 are elected by majority vote of the merited officers. All board members serve a term of four years. The merit board along with the Sheriff set classifications and ranks for the members of the office. They also advise and administer examinations to test new applicants for the position of Merit Police Officers, as well as promotions for existing officers. The board is also charged with handling disciplinary cases against merit officers who are suspended and is the hearing panel for demotion in rank or terminations.
Current Board Members
Lee Cotner
Jessica Bansbach
Tom Jones
Jennifer Thompson
Kevin Boehnlein
2024 Meeting Schedule
The following is the schedule for the Police Merit Board for 2024.
Meetings are held at 5:00pm at the Floyd County Police Substation on Highlander Drive
- January 8, 2024
- February 12, 2024
- March 11, 2024
- April 8, 2024
- May 13, 2024
- June 10, 2024
- July 8, 2024
- August 12, 2024
- September 9, 2024
- October 14, 2024
- November 11, 2024
- December 9, 2024