Lakemore’s council on Nov. 18 adopted a resolution approving the hire of a new police K‑9, Draxzilla, and held a ceremonial swearing‑in during the meeting. Council members moved to dispense with the usual three readings and voted to adopt Resolution 7509‑2025, which authorizes the Lakemore Police Department to add the canine to its roster.

During a departure from the regular order of business, the presiding official read an oath of office specifically composed for a K‑9 unit. The oath names “Drakzilla, also known as Drak,” and references duties including assisting the handler with law enforcement tasks, searching for lost children, detecting illegal drugs and tracking suspects. The oath also refers to the assigned handler, Officer Brian Euler.

Council members congratulated the handler and the department after the oath and returned to the regular order of business. The record shows the swearing occurred immediately after adoption of Resolution 7509‑2025, which the council moved to adopt and approved by roll call.

The council did not record debate about the addition of the K‑9 during the meeting transcript; the action was taken as a formal personnel resolution and included in the meeting’s roll‑call votes. The mayor and other council members offered congratulatory remarks at the conclusion of the ceremony.

The council’s adoption of the K‑9 resolution and the swearing‑in were the most recent developments recorded in the Nov. 18 meeting; no supplemental materials or separate ordinance amendments related to the K‑9 were read into the record at that time.