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Cridersville council adopts 2025 appropriations, uses ARPA funds for police cruiser and cameras
Summary
Village council on Dec. 9 approved 2025 appropriations and allocated American Rescue Plan Act funds to cover the final payment on a police cruiser and purchase cameras; council also aired frustrations about communication over the police budget before passing the measures unanimously.
The Village of Cridersville on Dec. 9 approved its fiscal 2025 appropriations and allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to cover the final police cruiser payment and the purchase of cameras.
Mayor Rick Walls read the appropriations resolutions as council voted to adopt Resolution 2501 and Resolution 2502 to set spending for the coming year. Eric West moved both measures; Dylan Lauck seconded the first and Steve Numbers seconded the second. Both passed 6-0.
Council also approved Resolution 2503 to allocate ARPA dollars for the final police cruiser payment and cameras. The resolution was amended to remove a vendor-specific reference to “Flock” and instead say only “cameras,” reflecting interest in alternative vendors including Rhombus. The amended measure passed 6-0.
The approvals followed a focused discussion about the police budget. Fiscal Officer Taylor West said the police department’s 2025 budget was drafted at $519,010. Chief Nathan Fried said he felt the budget “had not been talked about very well” and voiced frustration about communication with council on budget details. Council members Dylan Lauck and Eric West responded that the budget numbers were derived from actual 2024 expenditures (year‑to‑date about $453,000) and noted that $40,699.87 of police-related spending would be covered by ARPA funds. Lauck said he would accept responsibility for any communication lapses but emphasized that the village was not cutting police services.
Council members characterized the appropriations votes as routine budget actions designed to match estimated 2025 spending to 2024 actuals and to avoid a large surplus. The council did not adopt any amendments that reduced service levels for the police department during the meeting.
The council’s actions set the village’s spending authority for 2025 and earmarked ARPA funds to address immediate equipment needs for the police department. The village fiscal officer and department heads will use the appropriations as the basis for monthly spending and any required amendments later in the year.
