WHAT: City council meeting Monday
PRESENT: Bill Williams, Bonnie Viele, Robin Zambrini, Michael Toda, Jerome Crowe, Michael Kerr, Ryan Hallapy and Mayor Ben Kyle
ABSENT: Michael Mogg
Council:
• Heard from Kyle the $425,000 Grandview Avenue project that will be covered by an Ohio Public Works Commission loan program in 2020 will be put out for bid this spring. He said the project will be a combined culvert replacement / paving project to improve a culvert on the street that is failing;
• Gave final reading to increase the pay of the mayor’s secretary, whose wage will increase to $35,400 in 2021, $35,900 in 2022, and $36,500 in 2023;
• Gave second reading to adjusting the pay of the clerk of council to $7,500 per year and also $12.50 per hour for any work over 30 hours per month effective in 2021;
WHAT: City council meeting Tuesday
PRESENT: Bill Williams, Bonnie Viele, Robin Zambrini, Michael Toda, Jerome Crowe, Michael Kerr, Ryan Hallapy and Mayor Ben Kyle
ABSENT: Michael Mogg
Council:
• Named former mayor John Darko to fill the unexpired one-year term of Marianne Hallapy on the Eagle Joint Fire District Board. Hallapy, who is a city employee, can no longer serve on the board;
• Appointed Al Sauline Jr. as the city’s citizen representative for three-year term on the Eagle Joint Fire District board to replace Mike Pieton. Kyle said the city and township alternate on who they have serving on the fire board;
HUBBARD After much discussion in the past year, Hubbard officials have moved forward on getting body cameras for the police officers and in-car cameras for
This is the first time Hubbard police will be wearing body cameras, officials said.
A training room on the lower floor of the police department has been prepared as a new training area for both in-person and online remote training on the cameras.
Mayor Ben Kyle said he and Safety Director Lou Carsone, police Chief Bob Thompson and city council have discussed the need to get body cameras not only to protect the officers, but residents as well. He said the cameras were discussed throughout last year with officials reviewing available funds in the city budget.
“There are many communities that have been getting the body cameras for their police officers. We have spent a lot of time and research looking at different companies that offer the cameras. This is not anything that has been taken lightly,” Kyle said.
This is the first time Hubbard police will be wearing body cameras, officials said.
A training room on the lower floor of the police department has been prepared as a new training area for both in-person and online remote training on the cameras.
Mayor Ben Kyle said he and Safety Director Lou Carsone, police Chief Bob Thompson and city council have discussed the need to get body cameras not only to protect the officers, but residents as well. He said the cameras were discussed throughout last year with officials reviewing available funds in the city budget.
“There are many communities that have been getting the body cameras for their police officers. We have spent a lot of time and research looking at different companies that offer the cameras. This is not anything that has been taken lightly,” Kyle said.