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Ontario Council unanimously donates patrol car to police academy and approves $2,000 police-training contribution
Summary
The council suspended readings and unanimously adopted Ordinance 26-15 to donate an unneeded patrol car to North Central State College Police Academy and Ordinance 26-16 to contribute $2,000 from the Police Training Fund for wrestling mats; all motions passed 7–0.
Ontario City Council voted unanimously on June 3 to adopt two ordinances related to police training and equipment.
Ordinance No. 26-15 authorizes the Service-Safety Director (or designee) to donate one unneeded patrol car to the North Central State College Police Academy and was adopted following the suspension of the three-reading rule. Nathan Sunderland moved to suspend the reading of Ordinance No. 26-15 on three separate days, seconded by Anderson Roll; seven members voted Aye, none voted Nay. Sunderland read the ordinance by title and the Council then moved to adopt the ordinance (moved by Sunderland, second by Rose Feagin); the ordinance was adopted 7–0.
Ordinance No. 26-16 authorizes the Service-Safety Director (or designee) to contribute $2,000 from the Police Training Fund toward the purchase of wrestling mats used at the North Central State College Police Academy for training. Anderson Roll moved to suspend the three-reading rule, seconded by Brennen Finfgeld; the motion passed 7–0. After Ms. Feagin read the ordinance by title, Feagin moved to adopt, seconded by Jason Bilyj, and Council adopted Ordinance No. 26-16 by unanimous vote (7–0).
The meeting included a brief public comment from Craig Hunt thanking the Police Department for traffic enforcement near his home; no Council member tied this comment to the ordinances during the meeting. The council adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Recorded motions and vote tallies are included below.
