Strasburg police officer Brandon Warman promoted to sergeant

Barb Limbacher
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Tuesday meeting

KEY ACTION Heard Mayor Steve Smith administer the oath to Brandon Warman, promoting him to police sergeant.

DISCUSSION: Warman’s wife, Ally, placed the sergeant's pin on Warman’s collar. Warman has been a full-time police officer for four years.

In another matter, a celebration of life of the late Neal Deckerhoff will be held from noon to 3 p.m. June 26 at the gazebo in Franklin Park. There will be a Chinese auction held to help raise funds for a headstone and to help pay medical costs. Deckerhoff was a village employee for over 25 years.

OTHER ACTION

• Passed an ordinance entering into a contract with Newton Paving for $170,935 to pave streets in the village. Newton was the low bid through a county paving project. The ordinance will be ratified at the June 21 meeting.

• Passed a resolution, by emergency, to submit to the board of elections a 3.7-mill, five-year tax levy on the Nov. 8 ballot for police protection. The village currently collects a 1.5-mill five-year tax levy for police protection. If voters approve the new levy, the 1.5-mills will not be collected.

• Heard the final coat of asphalt will be applied to Maple Avenue this week. Also, the curbing on Fernsell Avenue is almost completed and that street will be paved.

• Passed, as an emergency, an ordinance amending a pay ordinance rate of pay for a police sergeant.

• Heard Van Wallbrown has requested to be a part-time police officer, effective immediately. Wallbrown had been promoted to full-time status.

• Adopted an ordinance employing Hunter Duerig, as a part-time police officer, effective June 8.

• Passed an ordinance employing Brandon Mackey as a part-time fire 120/EMT-B.

• Heard the decision to place three lanes with a turn lane was not a decision of the Ohio Department of Transportation but was approved by four of the six council members. When ODOT paves this year, the three-lane concept will be added on Wooster Avenue. Village Solicitor Terry Seeberger said he drew up the resolution for support from the village for ODOT to install the three lanes.

FOR YOUR INFO

• Lauded the Strasburg softball team for winning, its eighth state softball championship, on June 4. The Lady Tigers have been to the state tournament 17 times.

• Thanked Nick Haswell for his constant attention to the flowers in containers, planted between the traffic lights.

• Bob Ciekanski, representing the soccer club, said netting will be installed between the soccer and baseball fields for safety measures.

• Pastor Jason Rissler thanked the village for the new playground equipment at the park and the individuals that established a soccer program.

• The police responded to 247 calls from May 1 to June 1. Police are increasing traffic patrols and tickets are being issued.

• Councilman Marty Zehnder thanked Bruce Metzger, cemetery sexton, for the good job mowing the cemetery.

• Pastors of the village churches will be offering prayer prior to each council meeting.

• A benefit soccer tournament will be held Aug. 11-14 at Franklin Park. About 80 youths participate in the soccer program.

UP NEXT Meets at 6 p.m. June 21 at 224 N. Bodmer Ave.

This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: Strasburg police officer Brandon Warman promoted to sergeant