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EAST CHICAGO â Mayor Anthony Copeland is vetoing a city council move to grant paid time off to first responders who are sick with COVID-19 or caring for family members sick with COVID-19.
The mayor said late this week that Ordinance 20-0027, which he vetoed Thursday, would have dangerously decreased the number of first responders available for public duty.
Copeland said the ordinance is another attempt by the council to usurp his authority as mayor over city employees and âundermine my ability to maintain public safety.
City Council President Robert Garcia said Thursday the council passed the ordinance Dec. 28 at the request of members of the police and firefighters unions.