Englewood Mayor Cathy McGrail reads a proclamation declaring the week of May 12 -18 as Police Week in the City of Englewood as officers Bronsard, Conley, Rosenbauer and Gee look on.
Ron Nunnari | The Register-Herald
ENGLEWOOD — Mayor Cathy McGrail read a proclamation at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting of Englewood City Council that declared the week of May 12 – 18 as Police Week.
The proclamation salutes the service of law enforcement officers in the community and in communities across the nation and invites all Englewood citizens to observe this week with appropriate appreciation for its outstanding police officers.
She then presented the proclamation to Officers Bronsard, Conley, Rosenbauer and Gee who attended the meeting on behalf of the entire police department.
In other business, council passed a resolution authorizing the donation of a model year 2000 Smeal rescue engine to Oliver Township in Adams County.
Oliver Township reached out to the Ohio Fire Marshal asking if any surplus engines were available. The Ohio Fire Marshal sent a memo to all fire departments in the state inquiring if anyone had a spare engine for a department in dire need of assistance.
Englewood Fire Chief Anthony Terrace contacted the Oliver Township fire chief to gather information and learned of their situation and discovered the township only has a $15,000 annual budget.
“I compared our 2000 model year with other engines that had recently sold at government surplus and learned our engine would only sell for approximately $8,000 maximum,” Terrace said.
Terrace included a letter from the Oliver Township trustees outlining their demographics. For reference, Oliver Township only responds to about 44 total calls per year which is equivalent to what Englewood responds to on an average weekend.
“This would be their only fire engine, and they plan to make it last five to ten years, where it would only last us three to six months without significant investment due to the run volume here,” Terrace noted.
City council unanimously approved the donation of the engine to Oliver Township.
Council also authorized the purchase of a new Vac-Con Jet/Vacuum Sewer Cleaner at a cost of $492,766. The existing sewer cleaning truck is 14 years old and is due for replacement. The new unit was budgeted for as a purchase in 2024.
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