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Committees table municipal clerk salary increases after extended debate on authority, budget and retroactivity
Summary
A contentious Finance Committee discussion on March 31 over proposed municipal clerk deputy pay raises — which the clerk set under Ohio Revised Code §1901.31(H) — ended with the committee tabling the salary ordinance to request more legal and budget analysis.
A contentious discussion over municipal clerk compensation ended with the Finance Committee voting on March 31 to table action on a salary ordinance after an extended exchange about statutory authority, budget impact and retroactivity.
The municipal clerk of Elyria submitted a letter invoking Ohio Revised Code §1901.31(H) to set compensation for deputy clerks. The letter proposed increases effective Jan. 1 of 2025 (6%), 2026 (5%) and 2027 (4%). Committee members said the request arrived on a revised agenda and asked…
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