{"id":127934,"date":"2025-12-02T10:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=127934"},"modified":"2025-12-07T16:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T21:20:52","slug":"2026-fwpd-merit-commission-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/12\/02\/2026-fwpd-merit-commission-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 FWPD Merit Commission meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"395\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-118732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg 349w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-150x170.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-300x340.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Police Department Merit Commission has released their 2026 meeting dates.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The meetings are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 13, 2026<\/li>\n<li>February 10, 2026<\/li>\n<li>March 10, 2026<\/li>\n<li>April 14, 2026<\/li>\n<li>May 12, 2026<\/li>\n<li>June 9, 2026<\/li>\n<li>July 14, 2026<\/li>\n<li>August 11, 2026<\/li>\n<li>September 8, 2026<\/li>\n<li>October 13, 2026<\/li>\n<li>November 10, 2026<\/li>\n<li>December 8, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The meetings will be held on the 7th floor of the Edwin J. Rousseau Centre, in room 741, at 1 East Main Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The starting time will be 4:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/docs\/City_of_Fort_Wayne\/FWPD\/Merit_Commission\/2026\/2026_FWPD_Merit%20Commission_meeting_dates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the 2026 list of Fort Wayne Police Department Merit Commission meetings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioners of the Fort Wayne Police Department Merit Commission:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominic Lombardo &#8211; appointed: June 30, 2025, elected by FWPD Officers<\/li>\n<li>Neil Hayes &#8211; appointed: June 30, 2024, appointed by the Fort Wayne City Council<\/li>\n<li>Martin Bender &#8211; appointed: June 20, 2024, appointed by Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker<\/li>\n<li>Alisa Pearson &#8211; appointed: January 1, 2025, appointed by Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker<\/li>\n<li>Julie Wagner &#8211; appointed: September 18, 2022, elected by FWPD Officers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Amanda Johnson, Fort Wayne Indiana, FWPD Fort Wayne Police Department, FWPD Merit Commission, Dominic Lombardo, Neil Hayes, Fort Wayne City Council, Fort Wayne City Councilman Marty Bender, Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker, Alisa Pearson, Julie Wagner, Edwin J. Rousseau Centre, 1 East Main Street --><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e806e3d3faedc517ed5dbb46801d365a' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e806e3d3faedc517ed5dbb46801d365a' data-image-id=\"2836\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\" data-title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2836\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99801.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e806e3d3faedc517ed5dbb46801d365a' data-image-id=\"3298\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99801.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99801.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD T-3\" data-description=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3298\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99801.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99804.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e806e3d3faedc517ed5dbb46801d365a' data-image-id=\"3299\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99804.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99804.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD T-3\" data-description=\"One of the FWPD T-3&#039;s in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD T-3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3299\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99804.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99810.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e806e3d3faedc517ed5dbb46801d365a' data-image-id=\"3300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/99810.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99810.jpg\" data-title=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\" data-description=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"FWPD Color Guard and SWAT vehicle\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3300\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/thumbs\/thumbs_99810.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_08_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Downtown Fort Wayne at dusk as seen from the City-County Parking Deck.  Photo taken July 8, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e806e3d3faedc517ed5dbb46801d365a' data-image-id=\"3360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_07_08_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_07_08_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/07\/08 - Dusk downtown\" data-description=\"Downtown Fort Wayne at dusk as seen from the City-County Parking Deck.  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