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Thurs. 9:40 pm: Mayor ‘confident’ his new plan will work

NILES – The mayor outlined funding Thursday for a five-year strategy to address the city’s capital needs as part of his amended fiscal recovery plan.

Members of council at the roundtable expressed tentative approval of the changes, but also expressed concern over funding for the administration’s proposals. Among the proposals was adding a labor pool of about five new employees that could work where needed in the city and whose pay would be distributed between the departments they worked in from day to day.

City Auditor Giovanne Merlo said there is funding to back up the mayor’s proposals based on current revenue projections, but Mayor Tom Scarnecchia said the funds will come because of cuts elsewhere. He did not elaborate on where the cuts would be, but did say he also would look to save money through employee attrition.

The plan Scarnecchia spoke about will not cost anyone their job, Safety Service Director Jim DePasquale said. Scarnecchia did not confirm or deny the point.Council must approve the amended plan at a special meeting before it can be presented to the city’s fiscal commission for approval on Dec. 21.

Read more about Scarnecchia’s amended plan in Friday’s Tribune Chronicle.

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