The Terre Haute City Council will appoint one member to the Police Merit Board.  Each member will serve three (3) years for their term.  

• Appointees must be resident voters of the city
• Appointees must be persons of good moral character
• Appointees may not be active members of the Police Department or Fire Department
• Appointees must be a resident of the City for three (3) consecutive years preceding the appointment
• Appointees must be at least 21 years of age
• No more than two (2) appointees to the Board may be past members of the police or fire department
• Appointees may not receive any renumeration as salary from City of Terre Haute

More information may be found in the Terre Haute City Code, Chapter 6, Section 6-15