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Harrison council certifies annexation services, approves fund transfers and creates auxiliary police position
Summary
Harrison City Council unanimously approved a resolution certifying services for a proposed annexation, authorized a one-time transfer to fund police supervisor training, amended appropriations, and enacted an ordinance establishing an auxiliary police officer position.
Harrison City Council voted unanimously to certify the availability of essential city services for a proposed annexation from Harrison Township and approved several routine financial and personnel ordinances at its March meeting.
Mayor Nyer told the council the annexed properties would enter the city in a holding zone (R-0) under the city's Joint Economic Development (JED) agreement and any development would require future zoning changes. "With our JED agreement ' any property that's annexed into the city comes in into a holding zone, which is R-0," the mayor said, noting that owners would later bring zoning requests if and when they sought to develop the land.
Council also approved an ordinance authorizing the transfer of funds to pay for supervisor training in the police department, which staff described as a one-time move. Councilmembers said the training will support two supervisors who are expected to remain with the department. An appropriation amendment across various funds also passed. All roll-call votes on these items were recorded in favor.
Separately, the council enacted an ordinance to add a position for an auxiliary police officer to Section 131.04 of the Harrison Codified Ordinances. Council discussed whether auxiliary officers would be eligible for off-duty assignments and how seniority would apply; staff clarified that auxiliary officers would be lowest in seniority and would not displace full-time officers for off-duty work. The mayor said the city has the capacity within its police, water and sewer systems to provide services for future development but may need to evaluate staffing and infrastructure extensions as projects arise.
The council recorded roll-call approvals for the minutes, purchase orders, the annexation certification (resolution #3), the one-time fund transfer (ordinance #5, 18), the appropriations amendment (ordinance #6, 18) and the auxiliary police ordinance. The meeting adjourned after routine committee reports.
