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Council back to public attendance on Monday - Portsmouth Daily Times

Council back to public attendance on Monday By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth City Council will convene on Monday, taking a look at seven items on its agenda primarily in first reading. For the first time in more than a year, the council and the City Managers session following its conclusion will be open to the public. Starting at 6 p.m. at the Shawnee State University Ballroom, all attendees are expected to wear masks and to practice social distancing. Proclamations for the SSU men’s basketball team and the Community Action Organization of Scioto County will be read before giving a third and final reading of a lease agreement with the Scioto County Heritage Museum.

Several appropriations on council agenda - Portsmouth Daily Times

Several appropriations on council agenda By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth City Council will meet for the first time in April at the Shawnee State University Ballroom starting at 6 p.m. on Monday. PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth City Council will reconvene for the first time this month on Monday, a meeting with 11 items on its agenda and multiple appropriations at stake. Starting with third reading, the council will review two pieces of legislation focused on renewable energy and a possible lease agreement for a museum. The former would allow the voters of Portsmouth a say in whether or not the city should adopt a Wholesale Electricity Purchase/Renewable Energy Program. As City Manager Sam Sutherland said in a letter, Athens and Chillicothe have enacted similar systems and the council would still need to draft legislation depending on the vote.

Citing increased workload, one city official salary could increase 20%

Citing increased workload, one city official salary could increase 20% By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Portsmouth City Council convened on Feb. 8 in regular session at the Shawnee State University Ballroom. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH In charge of moving Portsmouth forward with economic development and infrastructure improvements, Community Development Director Tracy Shearer could see her salary improve dramatically. Currently receiving just less than $50,000 per year, her salary would increase by 20% depending on how Portsmouth City Council takes on the legislation, which passed the City Manager’s agenda Monday night. The reasons behind the raise, which would see salary go to nearly $60,000, were mentioned in a memo from Shearer to City Manager Sam Sutherland and further discussed in an interview with the