Apr 11, 2021
Youngstown voters are fortunate to have three thoughtful, committed and articulate candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor in the May 4 primary election. Unlike some years when residents have been forced to choose among the best of lackluster unqualified hopefuls, this year’s crop of candidates for the party’s nod all have attributes that would serve the city well. Each of the candidates incumbent Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, 1st Ward Councilman Julius Oliver and Valley businessman Ryan Kelly has a firm grasp of the problems confronting the city and has outlined realistic and potentially promising solutions to place the city on a path toward stronger fiscal health, more robust business growth and safer streets. This race should not be the last foray into politics for any of them.
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YOUNGSTOWN With the Mahoning County Board of Elections prepared not to certify his candidacy, Youngstown City Council President DeMaine Kitchen withdrew from the Democratic primary and filed to run as a write-in candidate.
Kitchen, who was to run unopposed, submitted nominating petitions with 67 signatures, with 50 needing to be valid, to get on the ballot. But reviews of his petitions by board employees determined only 46 signatures were valid.
Deputy Director Thomas McCabe said the board calls candidates without enough valid signatures before certification, which was Friday, to let them know they likely won’t qualify and offer options, including filing as a write-in, before the board meets to vote.
Feb 11, 2021
We, like some members of Youngstown City Council and probably many city residents, are wondering what the Youngstown clerk of courts was thinking when she decided to hand out promotions and huge raises to 11 employees particularly when finances are tight amid a pandemic.
Sarah Brown-Clark, Youngstown clerk of courts, promoted or increased the salaries of 11 employees, with raises as high as 44.3 percent, between Sept. 14 and Jan. 4. The raises totaled $91,439.
The move rightfully drew outrage from some members of city council.
We realize, as Brown-Clark stated, that the clerk of courts has the ability to set and adjust clerks’ pay scales, and we realize that she felt strongly the raises were warranted.