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WARREN The city is looking at spending more than $1.55 million on street repairs using money from the 0.5 percent income tax for police, fire and roads.
The tax first was approved in 2016 and renewed last fall.
The original legislation required the city to use $500,000 annually to repair and upgrade city roads that do not receive state or federal matching funds.
City Auditor Vince Flask said the extra $1 million placed in the local road repair budget also is coming from the tax.
“It took the city a while to fill the ranks in the police and fire departments, so we collected funds that were not used,” Flask said.
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WARREN City Council debated during Wednesday’s virtual meeting about the need for reinstating the deputy clerk position.
Councilman Ron White, D-7th Ward, is seeking to have the job reinstated because council’s current clerk, Brenda Smith, has not taken more than one or two vacation days in a row for nearly a decade because of her job responsibilities.
Council President Jim Graham voiced his support for the idea of bringing back the deputy clerk position, saying council and the city has been fortunate that Smith has not had to take multiple weeks off.
“What would happen if, God forbid, Brenda would have to take two months at a time off?” Graham questioned. “The city would be in trouble.”
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