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North Baltimore council approves police body armor, multiple hires and planning commission change
Summary
At a May 27 special meeting, the Village of North Baltimore council approved a $3,168.52 body armor purchase for the police department, hired a part-time dispatcher and several auxiliary officers, approved an economic development hire and amended the village swimming pool policy; minutes record all motions as approved.
At a special meeting May 27, the Village of North Baltimore council approved several personnel actions, a police equipment purchase and a planning commission membership change, according to the council minutes.
A motion by Mr. Cook to purchase body armor for the Village of North Baltimore Police Department at a cost of $3,168.52 was seconded by Ms. Dee Hefner and recorded as approved. The minutes summarize only that the council approved the purchase following discussion; no further detail about the vendor or delivery timetable is provided.
Mr. Cook also moved to hire Terrance Clark as a part-time dispatcher at $15.45 per hour with a May 27, 2025 start date; the motion, seconded by Ms. Beaupry, was recorded as approved. The council approved two auxiliary police appointments: Michael Welch and Chris Zeller were each approved as auxiliary police officers at a rate of $1.00 per year with start dates of May 27, 2025 (motions moved by Mr. Richmond and Mr. Engard, respectively; both seconded by Ms. Beaupry).
On staffing for economic development, Mr. Soltis moved (seconded by Ms. Beaupry) to hire Mason Davis as the Economic Development Specialist at a starting rate of $20.00 per hour with a start date of June 21, 2025; the minutes record the motion as approved. The council also voted to amend the village policy on filling swimming pools on a motion by Mr. Soltis, seconded by Mr. Richmond; the minutes do not specify the precise amendments.
The council removed a planning commission member listed in the minutes as 'Mr. Benders' (transcript spelling) and added Mr. Engard to the commission after he volunteered; the motion to remove and add was moved by Mr. Cook and seconded by Mr. Soltis and recorded as approved.
The minutes note a second reading of Resolution No. 16-2025, described as authorizing the village administrator to enter into a contract or contracts with NECO Water for Neptune My360 setup, training and annual subscription services and selecting Option A as set forth in Exhibit A; no vote outcome for the resolution is recorded in the minutes.
Council moved into executive session at 4:46 p.m. on a motion by Mr. Engard, seconded by Ms. Beaupry, citing Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22(G)(1) and (G)(2) (personnel matters and purchase/sale of property). The meeting returned to regular session at 6:40 p.m. and Mr. Engard moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Cook; the motion was recorded as approved.
The minutes list those present at roll call as Mayor Aaron Patterson and council members Mr. Richmond, Mr. Cook, Ms. Dee Hefner (president of council), Mr. Engard, Mr. Soltis and Ms. Beaupry. The minutes record each motion as "All approved" but do not include individual roll-call vote records for each motion or additional detail about the pool-policy amendments or the resolution's Exhibit A.
