The purpose of the Merit Commission is to establish the processes for selection, promotion, performance review, serious discipline, demotion, and/or dismissal of sworn firefighters and to provide review and oversight of those processes. The Fire Chief assigns administrative staff as appropriate to provide liaison between the Fire Department, Township Board and the Merit Commission.
Wayne Township Merit Commission 2026
President
Derrick Blackwell
Vice President
Mark Scuthfield
Secretary
Carrie Hutt
Member
Karen Burke
Member
Brendan Cannaday
The Wayne Township Merit Commission holds regular open meetings at the Wayne Township Fire Department training building, 6450 West Ohio Street. Below are links to the meeting calendar and the minutes of past meetings.
Merit Commission Meetings
The 2026 meeting dates are the 1st Wednesday of the month at 5 pm.
- February 4
- March 10
- April 1
- May 6
- June 3
- July 1
- August 5
- September 2
- October 7
- November 4
- December 2
Merit Commission Meeting Minutes
Click the link below to go to the meeting minutes page. Minutes of the merit commission meetings will be uploaded as soon as possible after each meeting.
