Council leaves payroll ordinance dangling for 2021 Tuesday, December 22, 2020 11:36 PM City emblem DELPHOS Council left one piece of legislation on the table Monday evening
the non-union payroll ordinance considering raises for salary and hourly
administrative positions as well as volunteer firefighters and rescue
personnel.
The measure had been tabled at the Dec. 7 meeting along
with the 2021 Temporary Budget ordinance for further discussion and
review. Councilman Josh Bayliff said he would like to see more
information on how the pandemic affected the city’s income tax
collections and other accounts before deciding on the raises. Councilman
Jim Fortener agreed.
The administration requested the measure be
Meigs Health Matters… Assistance with repairs to failing sewage treatment systems
By Steve Swatzel - Contributing columnist
Since 2016, the Meigs County Health Department with financial assistance from the Ohio EPA and the Ohio Water Development Authority has assisted 72 homeowners with the repair or replacement of their household sewage treatment systems. The financial assistance was made possible through the state’s, Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF). According to the Ohio EPA, the fund is part of Ohio’s Clean Water, State Revolving Fund, which began in 1988, and has financed a variety of large and small projects focused on improving the state’s water quality. As of 2016, the Ohio EPA has granted over $7 billion statewide. The Meigs County Health Department has utilized over $528,000 of the WPCLF to fix failing household sewage systems throughout the county.