New Chief of the Uniontown Police Department Hired
Township trustees on Monday appointed Capt. Jack Coontz to be the new chief of the Uniontown Police Department.
Coontz, a 26-year veteran of the department, had been in charge of the department following the retirement of former chief Don Hensley last month.
Trustees announced Coontz’s selection as chief after a 32-minute executive session. The appointment is effective Jan. 24. Coontz’s salary is $61,000 per year.
In other business, trustees also:
• Approved permanent appropriations of 2009 of $11.4 million for the total of all funds.
• Authorized paying bills including $66,000 for road salt purchased from Cargill Salt through the Stark County Cooperative Purchasing Program.
• Agreed to buy three bulletproof vests for part-time officers of the Uniontown Police Department from D&G Uniforms of Akron for $1,590.
• Accepted the resignation of Russell Diehl, an auxiliary police officer with Uniontown Police Department.
• Reappointed Bob Capelli to the township zoning commission for a five-year term through Jan. 29, 2014.
• Agreed to send a letter to the Stark County commissioners to express their support for the proposed improvement of Market Avenue and Lake Center Street.
• Approved the use of a $2,400 recycling grant from the Manning Group.
The trustees approved the purchase of three bulletproof vests for the police department at a cost not to exceed $1,590. They also accepted the resignation of police Officer Russell Diehl and reappointed
