Enon council waives readings, approves emergency ordinance and police in‑car camera purchase

The Village of Enon Council on Jan. 25, 2022 waived the three‑reading rule for Emergency Ordinance 2022‑01 and voted to move forward with the ordinance needed to pursue an OWP grant for the Enon‑Xenia Road project. The council also authorized up to $21,000 to purchase in‑car cameras for police cruisers.

Jeremy Whitacre moved both the motion to waive the three‑reading rule and the motion to move forward with Emergency Ordinance 2022‑01; Brenda Sweet seconded the waive‑reading motion and Ben Beair seconded the ordinance motion. Recorded votes on the ordinance motion were: Brenda Sweet — yes (where recorded elsewhere she abstained on an earlier minutes motion), Rick Hanna — yes, Paul Avery — yes, Ben Beair — yes, Jeremy Whitacre — yes. Dave Babcock was recorded as excused/absent for the meeting and is shown as absent in votes where his vote was not recorded.

On the police equipment item, Rick Hanna moved and Paul Avery seconded a motion to proceed with an in‑car camera purchase not to exceed $21,000. The council recorded affirmative votes and approved the purchase.

Council also approved routine items: the Organizational Meeting minutes and the Jan. 4, 2021 minutes (Brenda Sweet recorded an abstention on both minutes motions), and the financial report was approved after a motion by Brenda Sweet and second by Jeremy Whitacre.

The measures related to the Enon‑Xenia Road project were presented by the administrator as necessary to pursue an OWP grant; the transcript identifies the ordinance only as “Emergency Ordinance 2022‑01” and does not include the ordinance text in the public minutes. The in‑car camera purchase was described as part of police department updates that also noted a new cruiser arriving Feb. 1 and ongoing staffing concerns.

The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.