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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1971
Page
3
Athens firemen led by Walter Jones push back on a proposed non uniform pay reform still leaving classification inequities. Tad Grover concedes improvements but says the ordinance is not final and 17 of 23 firemen may be misclassified.
Athens officials learned the Census Bureau now lists 24,168 residents up from 23,310, prompting talk of a possible recount and a new census at about 8500. The shift could alter ward numbers from four to six and complicate redistricting plans amid similar issues in Bowling Green and Kent.
City Council President Harry Crewson announced plans to create 24 work study positions funded with federal aid. The city would cover 20 percent of salaries for Ohio University students, with the university assisting through its financial aid office. The roster includes eight traffic expeditors, four maintenance workers, one solicitor, and one clerk typist, for the 1972-73 academic year.
The Athens County Municipal Court office found its coffee pot missing Monday and later returned Tuesday from the law library on the second floor. Police staff and others questioned, but no culprit was identified as the pot resumed service.
The Ohio Civil Service Employes Association representing about 400 workers at Athens Mental Health Center signs an agreement with the State Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction. It covers roughly 6000 OCSEA members across 27 institutions and outlines monthly consultations, impasse handling, a 40 hour week, overtime sharing, seniority based layoffs, posting vacancies, vacation decisions, and removal of minor disciplinary notes after two years. It also formalizes OCSEA executive roles and steward representation, granting involvement in meetings and use of institution bulletin boards.
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