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EAST LIVERPOOL -- City council on Monday fine-tuned its wages and benefits ordinance overseeing non-union employees..
Although a planning director wasn't named, council members unanimously agreed the position would pay $27.66 per hour to someone with three years or more experience and $23 per hour for someone with less experience.
The position is currently being filled on the interim by city Safety-Service Director David Dawson.
During personal privilege, Melissa Cain, a Klondyke neighborhood resident who works as a nurse at East Liverpool City Hospital, invited the community to a car rally to support members of ELCH's nursing union the weekend before nurses resume contract negotiations with Prime HealthCare, owners of the hospital.
The parade will meet at 11:45 a.m. Saturday in the East Liverpool High School parking lot and end at the hospital.
She said the nurses have been working without a contract since June.
Council approved the following:
-- Accepted a $20,000 donation from county commissioners for the purpose of defraying costs related to assignment of a city police officer to the county Drug Task Force. The city currently does not have any officers on the DTF due to manpower shortages, but they will receive the donation if they join.
-- Authorized the city's Board of Control to advertise for bids and contract for the purpose of meters, chemicals and supplies for the water and wastewater department.
-- Appointed Richard Wolf to the Thompson Park board.
-- Transferring a list of 13 properties from the county land bank to the city's Community Improvement Corporation: 1272 Erie St., 739 Chester Ave., 817 W. Ninth St., 1890 Anderson Blvd., 354 Ray St., 344 Grant St., 745 Valley Ave., 433 Prospect St., 684 Almont St., 702 Cadmus St., 744 Sophia St., 800-802 Avondale St., 1323 Ceramic St., 510 John St. and 1711 St. Clair Ave.
Mayor Greg Bricker told council the CIC needs to determine what structures they can remediate and what must be demolished. He also provided council an email, detailing a monthly report for Better City, which is currently doing a housing sustainability study for the city as part of its contractual duties.
First Ward Councilman Ray Perorazio also asked Bricker about the myriad of projects that appear to be at a standstill in his ward, such as a big service center on Mulberry Street, the marijuana grow facility and Elizabeth Street bridge.
Bricker said that all appear to be moving forward despite the pandemic, and he expects the Elizabeth Street bridge to go out for bids later this month with construction this year.