Glendale council swears in three volunteer firefighters and confirms part-time police officer; passes financial notice and pool permit

The Village of Glendale council on the evening of its regular meeting confirmed three volunteer firefighters and a part-time police officer and approved two routine resolutions.

The council passed Ordinance 2026-12 to confirm the appointments of volunteer firefighters Gabby Delesio, Cody Johnson and Ben Thurgood, establish a one-year probationary period and declare an emergency. Fire Chief (name not given in the transcript) introduced the three candidates, describing Delesio’s move to Cincinnati to attend the University of Cincinnati and interest in EMS experience; Johnson as an EMT enrolled in a fire‑science associate program; and Thurgood’s 10 years of service in the Royal Navy and experience as a first responder at sea. Each candidate repeated the oath to “support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio” and to “faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of volunteer firefighter for the Village of Glendale.”

Council then approved Ordinance 2026-13 to confirm the appointment of part‑time police officer Elizabeth Kefir, establish compensation and declare an emergency. The Police Chief (name not given in the transcript) summarized Kefir’s background, saying she has served in law enforcement since 2008, held a sergeant role in Sharonville and holds training in leadership, incident command, community‑oriented policing and crisis intervention. Kefir completed the remaining hiring steps and was sworn in at the meeting.

Votes: the clerk conducted roll calls and council members responded in the affirmative on both appointment ordinances; the transcript records the roll-call responses as “I” for the named council members called by the clerk.

In other business, council passed Resolution 2026-15 authorizing the finance director and village administrator to advertise for designation of active, interim and inactive accounts under Ohio law (Ohio Rev. Code ch. 135), the statutorily required first step in selecting public depositories. Council also approved Resolution 2026-16, a conditional-use authorization for a private swimming pool at 380 Albian Avenue, following a recommendation from the Planning & Historic Preservation Commission; the resolution includes conditions, primarily that required fencing be in place.

The finance director reported a clean draft audit for 2024–25 and said the village completed a test transfer to STAR Ohio (state treasury asset reserve pool) and expects to move funds after confirmation of the initial transfer. The village administrator reported operational items including curbside brush collection through mid‑September, a short bidding delay for street-levy projects and contracted dredging/cleaning work on the Sharon Road bridge area.

The meeting closed after routine committee reports and an adjournment motion.