The Dublin City Council addressed requests from the Law Enforcement Support Office and heard a request from the Dublin Baseball Softball Association during a brief meeting Monday, June 12.
Dublin Police Chief Cameron Ray presented a recommendation to pass a policy on the Law Enforcement Support Office Program, which allows agencies to request items from other agencies at no cost provided they can pick them up and agree to put them back in the pool when they no longer have a use for the department. Acting on a request from council member Keegan McInroe, Chief Ray produced a list of items for which Dublin PD would have to get approval before requesting from the program. Ray emphasized he has no plans to ever request any of these items but said the policy would be good to have in place for an acting chief or predecessor down the road.
Ray recommended council approval be required for weapons, aircraft, armored vehicles, tactical cargo vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles.
“That would still allow us to participate in the program and still get hand tools or medical items,” Ray said. Since the items are offered on a first come, first serve basis, getting approval for these smaller items would likely mean the loss of the item.
The recommendation was passed unanimously (with Councilmember Darren Turley absent).
The meeting began with public input from the Dublin Boy Scouts of America.
“We just wanted to come out and address some of our concerns with the City Park,” said Rachel Maddry, president of the DBSA. “The park has been more lively this year than it’s been in a lot of years. We’re seeing a lot more kids out there and there’s a lot of maintenance that needs to be done.”
“You have the fields looking really good,” said Mayor David Leatherwood, saying the DBSA has been putting in work to keep them maintained.
“I know we’re working on batting cages,” said City Manager Bobby Mendez. “[Public Works Director] Cory [James] and I talked about new bathrooms this morning. Those you’ll probably see on our next budget proposal.”
Ben Pate, representing the planning and zoning commission, presented a recommendation to replat two properties on the corner of Liberty and Chancellor. The merge was being requested to gain the spacing required to build a home on one of the lots that is currently empty.
The Council also approved a request to appoint City Secretary Melissa Minor plan coordinator and Mendez as trustee for Mission Square Retirement so that a previous city manager can cash out on the retirement plan he earned while working for the city. The vote was unanimously carried.