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Struthers committee to rewrite ordinance requiring police at roadwork, to give safety director discretion
Summary
City committee agreed to replace a proposed ‘mandatory’ requirement that a uniformed officer direct traffic during street work with a new ordinance that makes the safety service director the decision-maker on when officers or contractors are needed.
Struthers City Council’s Police and Fire Committee agreed to draft a revised ordinance that removes a blanket “mandatory” requirement for a uniformed police officer to direct traffic during construction and roadwork and instead routes those decisions to the city’s safety service director.
The committee said the change is intended to limit unnecessary costs for contractors and the city while preserving safety. “First of all, I don't like the word mandatory in there for everything,” a committee member said during the discussion.
Committee members said many work sites are case-specific: some cuts or short jobs can be managed with cones or a flagging crew, while others -- large patches, prolonged lane closures, work in…
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