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Struthers council advances 2025 appropriation ordinance after debate over elected-official pay
Summary
The Struthers City Council’s finance and legislation committee moved an ordinance appropriating 2025 expenditures out of committee after extended discussion about across‑the‑board 3% raises and larger proposed bumps for the treasurer and mayor.
The Struthers City Council’s finance and legislation committee moved an ordinance appropriating the city’s 2025 expenditures out of committee after a lengthy discussion about employee pay increases, elected-official raises and budgeted line items.
The ordinance in front of the committee would appropriate current expenditures for the City of Struthers for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025, and would repeal ordinance No. 24-085 as stated in the meeting. Committee members debated a mayoral and other elected-official pay increase and proposed adjustments to a 3% across‑the‑board raise the mayor had recommended.
Why it matters: The appropriation ordinance sets the city’s spending plan for 2025 and includes personnel costs that drive the general fund outlay. Council members pressed for caution about large midterm pay increases for elected officials and discussed phased…
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