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Lorain City Council sends 2025 appropriation ordinance to second reading as residents and council raise alarms over personnel costs and road repairs
Summary
Council moved the 2025 appropriation ordinance to a second reading after public comment and council debate about high personnel costs, looming loss of ARPA funds and continuing street-repair needs; Treasurer and finance chair said the budget has no new positions but warned revenue uncertainty.
At a Lorain City Council meeting, members moved an ordinance appropriating funds for city operations in 2025 to a second reading after extended public comment and council debate over personnel costs and road repairs.
The discussion centered on a detailed email read into the record by city staff from Catherine Kennedy, CPA (inactive), which cited the city auditor's reports and said "personnel costs are about 78% of general fund expenditures," a share Kennedy said is above typical guidance and constrains spending on streets, infrastructure and services.
Kennedy recommended cutting personnel costs by attrition and a hiring freeze to avoid deeper cuts and warned that losing American…
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