DeWitt City Council adopts 2026 meeting calendar, authorizes 45‑month lease for police in‑car camera

The City of DeWitt City Council unanimously approved its official meeting calendar for 2026 and authorized a 45‑month lease‑purchase agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for one in‑car camera system for the DeWitt Police Department at its Nov. 24, 2025, regular meeting.

Councilmember Landgraf moved to adopt the attached City Council meeting schedule dated Nov. 20, 2025, and Councilmember Donohue seconded the motion. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The council discussed a potential date for a separate goal‑setting session while reviewing the calendar, but the minutes record no additional detail about that date.

On a separate motion, Councilmember Hunsaker moved and Landgraf seconded authorization of a 45‑month lease‑purchase with Axon Enterprise, Inc. The agreement covers one in‑car camera system and installation for use in a new Chevrolet Silverado assigned to the DeWitt Police Department. The minutes list the total cost of the lease‑purchase as $11,119.75 with an estimated contract start date of January 2026; the motion was carried by unanimous vote.

City Administrator Daniel Coss reviewed the Administrator's report included in the meeting packet, and council members delivered brief staff reports on their respective commissions and boards. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. on a motion by Whitman, seconded by Donohue.

The minutes do not record roll‑call vote tallies by individual member for the agenda and procurement motions; they describe both as carried by "unanimous vote of the Council." The minutes also show an internal inconsistency in the attendance line (one name appears both as present and excused); the council record lists VanDyke and Kellogg as excused. The official minutes should be consulted or the city clerk contacted to confirm final attendance and vote tallies.