Former Keyser City Councilman Zacot completes restitution
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KEYSER Former Keyser City Council member William M. Zacot, who pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation last July for embezzlement of funds from the Keyser Youth Baseball League, was ordered Wednesday to make final restitution.
Mineral County prosecuting attorney Cody Pancake said Zacot had already turned $10,974.76 over to the circuit clerk’s office, which left a difference of $3,199.74 to make up the total of $14,174.50 which the West Virginia State Police had determined was unaccounted for through their investigation.
When Zacot appeared in court Wednesday, however, he had “three or four receipts for things he claimed he had paid on behalf of the Keyser Youth Baseball,” Zacot said.
Keyser becomes 14th city in state to pass Fairness Act
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KEYSER - The Keyser City Council quickly garnered some attention across the state Wednesday as they adopted the West Virginia Fairness Act, making Keyser the 14th city in West Virginia to adopt such an ordinance.
The non-discrimination ordinance makes it unlawful for anyone in the city limits to discriminate against anyone based upon “real or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, familial status or veteran status.”
According to the document, “The council’s purpose in enacting this ordinance is to promote the public health and welfare of all persons who live and work in the City of Keyser. It is important for the city to ensure that all persons within the city have equal access to employment, housing, and public accommodations.”
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A few weeks ago, we ran an editorial praising the City of Keyser and the Mineral County Board of Education for taking their meetings online as the county’s positive COVID numbers continued to skyrocket.
It was the right thing to do in order to help secure their own safety, not to mention the safety of anyone wishing to attend their meetings, and it also fell in line with regulations set forth by the West Virginia Open Meetings Act, in that it made the meetings accessible to the public.
Granted, the Keyser City Council hit an annoying sound snag during the live streaming of their Dec. 9 meeting, but they were able to fix it and we trust it will not be a problem for their next meeting in January.