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Council approves police hire, 2025 appropriations and highway resurfacing resolution; multiple routine motions pass
Summary
The East Canton Village Council approved an emergency appointment for a part-time police officer, a 2025 appropriation ordinance, a state-local project resolution for road resurfacing, and several equipment and payroll motions.
The Village of East Canton council adopted several formal measures during the April meeting, including an emergency appointment to the police department, the village’s fiscal-year appropriations ordinance and a state-local project resolution for roadway resurfacing.
Ordinance 2025-09 — police appointment The council passed ordinance 2025-09 to appoint Carol Weidra as a part-time police officer with an hourly rate of $20, pending standard pre-employment conditions. The ordinance was declared an emergency measure and passed on a roll-call vote after suspension of the rules. (Third and final reading; emergency adoption.)
Ordinance 2025-10 — 2025 appropriations The council passed ordinance 2025-10 appropriating funds for the 2025 fiscal year. The ordinance lists fund totals and a consolidated total of $3,537,412.23 in appropriations and was adopted as an emergency measure.
Resolution R2025-06 — ODOT Local Public Agency project The council approved a resolution authorizing the village to participate in a state Local Public Agency (LPA) project to resurface portions of US-30 and SR-172 within the village limits and to repair specific concrete sections; the resolution will allow the village to proceed with ODOT project processes.
Routine motions and equipment actions - Approved purchase of a new Exmark zero-turn mower motor (motion recorded; price in the packet "not to exceed" figure stated in the meeting). - Authorized disposal (scrapping) or sale of an older water-truck unit (model-year early 1990s) and directed village staff to proceed per council guidance. - Approved invoices totaling $34,087.31 and payroll of $18,410.43 as recorded in the meeting packet.
Votes and procedure Roll-call votes were recorded for the ordinances and were announced during the meeting. The council suspended rules to accelerate the police hire ordinance; the appropriation ordinance was adopted on third reading.
What this means The appropriation ordinance establishes the village’s spending plan for 2025 across general, special revenue, capital and proprietary funds. The ODOT resolution enables state-managed resurfacing work in and adjacent to village streets, expected to occur the following construction season.
Ending The council completed the listed votes at the meeting; staff were directed to carry out the adopted ordinances and to return with any follow-up implementation details as needed.
