Established in 2004 following police department and West Lafayette Common Council approval, the five-member West Lafayette Police Merit Commission is made up of two persons of different political parties appointed by the mayor, two of different political parties elected by active department members, and one appointed by the Common Council.Commission members' powers and duties, as outlined in Indiana Code, include selection, appointment, promotion, demotion, discipline, and dismissal of police department members, except those in upper-level, policy making positions.
Commissioners serve two-or four-year terms at the pleasure of the appointing body and may be replaced at any time.
All meetings are on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Temporary City Hall (Former Happy Hollow Elementary School) located at 1200 N. Salisbury Street, unless otherwise noted on the Events Calendar.
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