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Law department urges limits on public staffing talk as Youngstown negotiates police contracts
Youngstown City Safety Committee · January 26, 2026
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Summary
The city's law department told the safety committee not to discuss numeric YPD staffing during contract negotiations, a point council members said complicated transparency around recent community policing changes.
At the Jan. 22 Youngstown safety committee meeting, Law Department attorney Joe Fritz advised council members not to discuss overall Youngstown Police Department staffing numbers in public because the city is in the middle of two contract negotiations.
"The law department suggests we don't discuss [YPD staffing levels] at this open forum," Fritz said,…
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