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Ken Lahmers, Correspondent
MyTownNEO
MACEDONIA – At its first meeting of 2021 on Jan. 14, City Council ratified a three-year bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 3947 and approved a revised sign ordinance.
The firefighters contract covers the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, and provides for 2 percent salary hikes each year. One new section states fire personnel may not work more than 48 consecutive hours unless there is an ongoing emergency scene or with the fire chief’s approval.
Another new section states fire personnel who are mandated to work overtime on a designated holiday shall be compensated at two times the normal pay rate, and any mandated overtime work on a non-holiday shall receive 1.5 times the normal rate.
Ken Lahmers, Correspondent
Special to MyTownNEO
NORTHFIELD CENTER – Township trustees are discussing with their legal counsel what actions can be taken relative to a property on Hazel Drive which they claim is unsafe.
At their first regular meeting of 2021 on Jan. 11, trustees learned that a condemnation order has been sent to the property owner and posted on the property by Summit County’s chief building official.
The order states the vacant home’s roof and a side wall have collapsed, the building is open and unsecured, exterior wood is rotting, the basement is flooded, plumbing is not functioning and insects are infesting the structure.
Public and private EMS workers were among the first Ohioans eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but only about 40% locally opted to get the first dose, according to Summit County Public Health. We did some pre-surveys, so it is what we were expecting, Summit County Public Health Public Information Officer Marlene Martin said. We were hoping for a higher turnout. Obviously, our ideal would have been 100%.
The county started administering the first dose of the Moderna vaccine to EMS workers on Dec. 26 as part of Ohio s phased approach. Distribution of the second dose will begin Jan. 23.
The state is currently in Phase 1A. Hospitals, local health departments and health care systems are distributing vaccines to essential workers in health care settings; pharmacies are distributing to long-term care and nursing home residents and staff; and the local health departments are administering to congregate care staff and residents, EMS first responders and any remaining long-term ca