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Warren council passes first reading to modernize civil‑service rules, acknowledging edits before second reading
Summary
Council gave first reading approval to a rewrite of Chapter 25, modernizing the city’s civil‑service ordinance to recognize a human resources department, clarify exempt positions, and align provisions with collective‑bargaining practice; counsel said updates will be refined before a second reading.
Warren City Council approved a first reading of an ordinance to modernize Chapter 25 of the city code, a move city counsel described as aligning decades‑old language with contemporary human‑resources practice.
City counsel Mister Schroeder said the ordinance, largely unchanged in structure since 1967, would recognize an HR department and update the list and process for positions exempt from civil service. "This ordinance has basically existed since 1967," Schroeder told the…
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