Police

Funding

The Township currently pays for police protection services with proceeds from four property tax levies, including a 3.00 mill continuing levy approved by Township voters on June 2, 1981, a 1.00 mill continuing levy approved by Township voters on May 8, 1984, a 1.14 mill continuing levy approved by Township voters on November 2, 1993, and a 1.75 mill continuing levy approved by Township voters on May 3, 2011.  The recently approved levy will be first collected beginning in 2012.  Those resources are currently also supplemented by a Village of Reminderville contribution for additional policing services targeted at the Township’s Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) area.  As costs exceed levy proceeds beginning in 2013, however, and unless additional revenues are identified, those resources will need to be supplemented by Township General Fund revenues.

Click here for a summary of Township police protection funding issues and options.

Services

The Township does not currently have its own police department.  The Township contracts periodically with another entity to provide police protection services.  The Township in 2011 entered into a three-year contract for 2012 through 2014, inclusive.  The Township currently contracts with the Summit County Sheriff for police protection services.  The Township’s current police protection services contract runs through 12/31/2014.

Click here for a copy of the Township's 2012-2014 police protection services contract.

Contact Information

In the event of a police emergency, please call 911.  911 calls from land-based telephone lines in the Township are routed to the Summit County Communications Center, which dispatches the Summit County Sheriff for police emergency calls in the Township.  911 calls from wireless telephone lines are routed to the community in which the wireless communications tower receiving the call is located and then, if found to be in the Township, relayed to the Summit County Communications Center for handling in the manner outlined above.

In the event of a police non-emergency, please call (330) 643-2181 or (800) 932-3695 [TOLL FREE].

Ad Hoc Safety Committee

The Board of Trustees appoints Ad Hoc Safety Committee (SC) members to one-year terms, to fulfill duties as assigned by the Board of Trustees.  The SC reviews and considers Township safety matters, including but not limited to safety service contracts and funding.  The SC meets, deliberates, and acts on all matters in public.  SC meetings are generally held on a quarterly basis and scheduled as needed, with SC members on call as issues arise.  All meetings are held in the Meeting Room of Township Hall, 1790 Enterprise Parkway, Twinsburg, OH 44087.

The three current SC members are as follows:

Member 1, Ron Baxter, Sr. (Term ends 12/31/2012)

Member 2, Arnold Feltoon, MD (Term ends 12/31/2012)

Member 3, Chris Hrach (Term ends 12/31/2012)

This page was last updated on December 28, 2011.