Ansville Fire America Commission Meeting - May 12, 2026

The Ansville Fire America Commission met on May 12, 2026, at 4:01 p.m. with four members present (Commissioner Vick excused). The meeting covered approval of minutes, payments for promotional testing and raters, a firefighter update, discipline, promotions, certification of promotion lists, and a discussion about overtime charges from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office.

Consent Calendar

• Approved previous meeting minutes unanimously.

Discussion Items

• Payment for Promotional Interview Raters: Approved $1,500 each for raters Hayden, Dowd, and Funk for three days of work. Motion passed unanimously.
• Payment for Promotional Testing: Approved $26,600 to ISP (the testing company) for development and administration of promotional tests for captain, inspector, and battalion chief. Motion passed with one commissioner expressing concern about the cost (“That seems like a lot of money”).
• Firefighter Update: The first recruit class is three weeks from completing the fire training portion. On May 29, three individuals will move to fire stations (they already have EMT National Registry certification). On June 1, the remaining four will join the next recruit class of nine to begin the EMT portion.
• Discipline: Three coachings were given in the last month: one for conduct unbecoming, and two for neglect of duty/loss of equipment. The latter involved a full complement of EMS equipment (oxygen, medical bag, AED) left on a sidewalk after an incident; a passerby stole the AED, resulting in a permanent loss of a $6,000 piece of equipment.
• Promotions: Brian Studi promoted to captain (April 18), Mike Wilson to lieutenant (April 18), Daniel Ice to lieutenant (April 22), and Matthew Mastison to temporary captain (April 22).
• Social Media Kudos: A commissioner praised the fire department’s social media posts and asked that the person responsible be thanked.
• Certification of Promotion Lists: Three eligibility lists were certified by vote:
  • Captain list (12 candidates): candidate numbers read in order (612, 6386, 5153, 5290, 6249, 4879, 6797, 6934, 5701, 6660, 5838, 6523). Approved.
  • Inspector list (7 candidates): 2139, 2550, 2276, 2002, 1591, 2413, 1865. Approved.
  • Battalion Chief list (11 candidates): 4194, 3235, 2824, 3920, 3509, 4057, 3372, 3646, 4468, 2961, 3783. Approved.
• Old Business – Overtime Charges for Sheriff’s Deputies: The commission discussed a bill from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office for $270.76 for overtime incurred by two deputies at meetings during the first quarter. The charge is based on meetings lasting past 4:30 p.m. (the meeting ended at 4:31 p.m.). The commission agreed to pay the bill, noted that future meetings may need to end earlier to avoid overtime, and will include the charge in next month’s claims.
• Upcoming Meetings: Special meeting on May 26, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in room 307. Next regular meeting on June 9, 2026, at 4:45 p.m. in the same room.
• City Attorney Information: The commission noted that the city attorney will provide information in advance for a presentation/discovery; they have hired counsel for that matter.

Key Outcomes

• Approved payment of $1,500 each to three promotional interview raters (Hayden, Dowd, Funk).
• Approved payment of $26,600 to ISP for promotional testing.
• Certified three promotion eligibility lists (captain, inspector, battalion chief) by unanimous votes.
• Agreed to pay the $270.76 overtime bill from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and to address timing to avoid future charges.
• Meeting adjourned after a motion carried.