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Cortland council removes emergency designation for economic development manager hire, discusses pay, overtime and retirement pickup
Summary
The Cortland City Council voted to remove the emergency clause on an ordinance to appoint an Economic and Community Development Manager and discussed wages, overtime oversight, longevity pay and a parallel ordinance to pick up the employee’s OPERS contribution; both measures will proceed as regular three-reading ordinances.
The Cortland City Council on May 19 removed the emergency designation from Ordinance O-27-25, which appoints and sets wages and benefits for an Economic and Community Development Manager, and likewise removed the emergency from Ordinance O-28-25, which would authorize the city to pick up the statutory Ohio Public Employees Retirement System contribution for that position under Internal Revenue Code Section 414(h)(2).
Council members said the measures will proceed as regular three-reading ordinances and be revisited at the council’s second meeting in June, with an expected effective date of June 16, 2025 for the OPERS pickup if the ordinances are adopted. The…
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