By: Jesse Davis
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
During the most recent meeting of the Swanton Village Council, Mayor Neil Toeppe reported the Swanton Police Department is working on a plan to generate a database listing all residents who have security cameras on their property in order to better reach out when someone may have caught a crime on video.
Toeppe said the department first needs to get their computers networked with the police vehicles in order for officers to be able to connect in real time to the database.
“They will not be able to access residents’ security systems but rather know what residents have systems that they can readily contact and ask for permission to review videos,” he said. “This database will remain confidential and only be in the possession of the police department.”
FIRE ENGINE SALE
With a new fire truck on the way, the council voted to authorize the sale of the Swanton Fire and Rescue Division’s engine that is no longer in service. The Ney-Washington Township Fire Department is purchasing the old truck for $115,000.
The council also approved the sale of a police interceptor, a 250-gallon skid unit, a snow machine, a boat, a fifth-wheel camper, an RV, and a handheld mobile computer as surplus items.
All the items were passed on an emergency basis and are final and effective immediately.
OTHER BUSINESS
The council approved an ordinance authorizing the village administrator to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for that agency to perform bridge rehabilitation, pavement resurfacing, and related work on State Route 64. It was passed on an emergency basis.
The council approved an ordinance making “needed clarifications and addition” to the regulations for heavy industrial districts, or “M-2” districts. Other needed rewrites and updates were also included.
The council gave final approval to ordinances setting the streetlight and leaf collection fees for residents, which have not changed.
The council approved the hiring of McKenzie Row as a part-time EMT and Nick Meko as a part-time firefighter/EMT.
The council approved the hiring of Treyden Dunning as a full-time laborer, with his time split between public service and the water resource recovery facility.
The public portion of the meeting ended with the council going into executive session for the purpose of considering personnel compensation.
The next regular meeting of the Swanton Village Council will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 24 at 219 Chestnut Street.