The Monroe Police and Fire Commission met on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting included a closed session to interview two police chief candidates with a panel of community stakeholders, followed by an open session to discuss next steps in the recruitment process. Commissioners voted to schedule a follow-up meeting to finalize the hire.
Now in open session. During the afternoons closed session, the four commission members, as well as I think we had uh seven or eight community members and other stakeholders that uh uh augmented our panels. Uh interviews were conducted with the two uh candidates for the police officer or police chief position. Um we have now had a chance to uh discuss that with the commission members and the panelists, and uh we have directed the uh city administrator to uh take some uh uh final steps in the process, and we plan to meet next Thursday, the 23rd of April at three in the afternoon to uh hopefully finalize the uh hiring process. If there's nothing uh further to come before us, move to adjourn. Second, moved and seconded. Um all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries, we are adjourned.