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South Bloomfield appoints Michael Maynard as police chief; council passes appointment as emergency
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Village Council approved Ordinance 2024-22 to appoint Michael Maynard as police chief and swore him in the same night; the vote was recorded with one abstention and council passed the ordinance as an emergency.
The Village of South Bloomfield Council approved Ordinance 2024-22 on Dec. 16 to appoint Michael Maynard as the village’s police chief and then swore him in during the same meeting.
The first-reading motion to approve the appointment was made by Council Member Amber Murphy and seconded by Lisa McDorman. Council then voted to waive the second and third readings and pass the ordinance as an emergency; in both recorded votes Council Member Ken Everts abstained and the other members voted yes. Michael Maynard was sworn in as chief by Mayor Aaron Thomas during the meeting.
Chief Michael Maynard reported several recent department activities and priorities to the council. He said the department hosted a CPR class for council and staff on Dec. 3, coordinated with Job and Family Services for the Shop with a Cop event on Dec. 14 (the department sent one officer due to a scheduling conflict), and ran the Topple the Truck event on Dec. 14, which collected toys and monetary donations for PICCA. Maynard said he has met with Ohio Public Safety about potential OCJS grant funding for radios and other equipment and that he attended regional discussions about Flock cameras; he expects to bring more information to council after the new year.
Lt. Sara Hempstead told the council that officers used the department’s new stop sticks to assist in a county pursuit and that two sets remain in service while warranty replacement proceeds. Chief Maynard outlined plans to replace aging cruisers, reviewed repair costs, and said the department intends to sell the department’s Mustang to the Dayton VA once federal funding is available to the buyer. Mayor Thomas said the village solicitor will present a resolution in January to authorize purchase of two replacement vehicles.
The ordinance and swearing-in take immediate effect per the emergency passage; council did not specify additional implementation steps at the meeting.
