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Council committees approve court-security, insurance renewals and police vehicle funding
Summary
Committee meetings recommended city contracts for court security and insurance renewals and recommended appropriation for an outfitted police vehicle; the items were moved to full council or finance as needed and the vehicle appropriation was later adopted at the legislative meeting.
During committee sessions on June 9, Barberton council committees took actions on several public-safety items that the full council later moved to adoption.
Court security: The Public Welfare and Safety Committee considered a letter from Robert Incravati, court administrator, requesting authority to enter a one-year contract with Tenable Protective (referred to in committee as Royce US Protection Service/Tenable Protective) for court security services covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. Committee members asked procedural questions and voted to call the legislation and refer it for the regular legislative process.
Police vehicle funding: The Public Welfare and Safety Committee and later Finance Committee considered a police-department capital request to appropriate $57,500 for an outfitted Ford Explorer. The request was discussed in committee, an agenda typo was corrected from $57,000 to $57,500, and committees recommended sending the appropriation to finance. Full council later adopted Ordinance 71-2025 to appropriate $57,500 for the outfitted vehicle.
Insurance renewal: The Finance and Personnel Committee considered a one-year renewal of the city’s property, vehicle, equipment and liability insurance with Wicker Insurance Company; the committee voted to call the legislation and the ordinance to renew insurance (Ordinance 74-2025) was later adopted by council.
Why it matters: The court-security contract ensures staffing for courthouse security screening and presence; the police vehicle appropriation funds a vehicle needed for patrol or capital replacement; insurance renewal maintains the city’s coverage for property and liability risk.
Next steps: The court-security contract authorization was referred for the regular legislative process and will return to council for adoption. The vehicle appropriation and insurance renewal were taken up by full council and adopted as ordinances on June 9; procurement and contracting steps were noted as next actions by the respective departments.
Ending: Committees handled the items as routine operational business: contracts and insurance renewals were moved forward for formal execution or appropriation; city staff will proceed with procurement and contract execution in line with the ordinances and city policies.
