The Village of Yellow Springs plans to spend about a million dollars more than it takes in next year. As a result, general fund reserves are set to drop to their lowest level in recent years.
But the spending increase is intentional, Village leaders said at Council’s Dec. 7 regular meeting, where the first reading of the proposed deficit budget took place.
“I’m aware of the anxiety that people have over the general fund,” Village Manager Josué Salmerón said at the start of budget discussions.
“Those expenditures have been intentional,” he added. “There have been reserve balances that have accumulated over the years and the government has decided to make investments.”
Cleveland company turns to automation to supply Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation with protective masks
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland startup company with about 20 workers is using automation to produce millions of protective masks for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to provide free to companies the agency insures.
Buckeye Mask, headquartered near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, churns out 40,000 masks a day on custom-made sewing machines, bought with loans from JobsOhio, the state’s economic development arm.
The machines, supplied by Germany-based Duerkopp Adler, stitch each mask in six seconds and will enable Buckeye Mask to eventually produce 54,000 masks a day, company President Carla Macklin told ceveland.com and The Plain Dealer.
A second warning could force a store to close for up to 24 hours.
The list includes several gas stations and discount stores. The largest number of employees not wearing masks was observed
at Keim, a Holmes County wood manufacturer and home-building retailer. Inspectors counted 37 employees present; 25 weren t wearing masks.
In Stark County, an Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation inspector visited Elite Security Consultants (ESC) Tactical on Dec. 8 and observed an employee not wearing a face mask. The Canton business also failed to meet other requirements, such as physical distancing and face mask notices, according to the BWC.
Owner Tim Boyle said the store, which sells guns, ammo and accessories, has a sign that asks people to remove their masks and buzz themselves in for security. He mentioned a past break-in at ESC and past break-ins at two other area gun stores.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor Industry, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, will post the following announcement in the December 26, 2020 Pennsylvania Bulletin:
For (work) injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2021, the statewide Average Weekly Wage (and maximum weekly rate) will be $1,130 – up from $1,081.
For medical treatment rendered on or after January 1, 2021, the increase in fee schedule-tied payments will be 4.6%, up from 3.1%.
All claims handlers and medical bill repricers must be aware of these changes now and make sure they are in place as soon as January 1, 2021.
In the past, some medical bill repricers have not acted quickly enough on annual changes, resulting in countless unnecessary fee reviews and penalty petitions.