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East Canton council approves ordinance to appoint part‑time officer; police report notes camera warnings and training
Summary
Council read and approved Ordinance 2026‑12 to appoint Anthony Webby as a part‑time police officer (conditional on testing and onboarding). The safety chief reported nearly 2,754 speed-camera warnings in the first days, body-camera deployment and a JAG-funded taser project pending additional detail.
The Village of East Canton council considered and moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2026‑12, appointing Anthony Webby as a part‑time officer with the Village of East Canton Police Department, subject to required pre‑employment conditions including a drug test and a one‑year probationary period.
Speaker 3 read the ordinance aloud, listing the appointment, pay rate and probationary terms. The ordinance as read declares the measure an emergency necessary for preservation of public peace and welfare; the council moved to suspend rules for title-only consideration, seconded and approved by roll call during the meeting. The ordinance text read in the transcript sets an hourly rate at $22 (a later read included $22.22); the council approved the ordinance that evening.
Separately, the safety chief (speaker 5) gave an operational update: the department logged 297 service calls in the previous two weeks, completed firearms qualifications and prepared to deploy body cameras once software is added to department laptops. “We have to add software to the laptop that we’re using for the cameras so that the officers can sign them out,” the safety chief said, adding the vendor uploads data regularly.
On speed enforcement, the safety chief reported 2,754 warnings issued by speed cameras over roughly five days of operation and said the camera system flags vehicles driving 11 mph or more over the posted limit; several readings in the 50s and 60s were included in the uploads. He also said the department received initial partial funding approval for a taser project through a JAG grant and expects further details soon.
The council directed staff to complete pre‑employment checks for the appointed officer and for the safety chief to continue coordinating camera deployment, training and vendor follow-up. The ordinance and the reported operational items will be reflected in minutes and personnel files as appropriate.
