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Salem mayor, law director urge opposition to state bills they say would erode local control and raise police pension costs
Summary
Mayor Dickey and the city law director told council they oppose several pending state measures — including House Bill 104 on short‑term rentals, House Bill 113 on annexations and House Bill 296 on police pension contribution increases — and urged council members to contact legislators.
Mayor Dickey and the city’s law director told the Salem City Council on April 1 that several bills pending in the Ohio Legislature could harm the city’s authority and finances.
Dickey said the mayor’s delegation had met with legislators in Columbus and highlighted three bills of local concern: House Bill 104 (short‑term rental regulation), House Bill 113 (changes to Type II annexations and contiguous‑boundary…
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