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Fort Recovery police buy Durango, add body-cam redaction software and pursue personnel hires
Summary
Chief Jared Laux reported the department purchased a Durango for $45,044, bought redaction software for body cameras, requested new body cams next year, described recent active-threat training for bus drivers and sought an executive session on personnel; council authorized follow-up interviews.
Police Chief Jared Laux told the council Sept. 16 that the department purchased a Durango for $45,044 and signed an estimate with a vendor (K Rose) to outfit the vehicle; he said the outfitting is expected to take 8–12 weeks. Laux said decommissioning the department's charger will free equipment and he budgeted an additional $880 to decommission the charger and reuse some equipment.
Laux reported he spent about $13,000 to replace the engine in his truck and said the department recently purchased redaction software for body cameras to blur faces, license plates and audio; he said the village will request new body cameras in next year’s budget. He also said the truck-tractor parade had 155 entries and the Sept. 11 active-threat training for bus drivers was well received.
Laux said he "did make a donation request for [a] radar message trailer from the WOW committee," noting the current radar trailer is jointly owned with St. Henry and that the new trailer would be useful during construction and for advertising events. During the meeting he asked the council to enter executive session to discuss personnel; council later voted to do so and, after exiting, authorized Laux to contact a possible officer candidate and directed Randy Diller to set up interviews for the open street-department position.
The council recorded no formal personnel decisions during the public session; follow-up interviews and contact with candidates were authorized.
