Felony convictions void job protections

Felony convictionsvoid job protections
WARREN -- Felony convictions for bribery, theft in office and money laundering will stand in the way of former Trumbull County maintenance director Tony Delmont's regaining his $71,000-a-year county job. Felony convictions for certain types of crimes, including theft, can result in a public employee's losing many job protections, said James Sprague, executive director of the State Personnel Board of Review, where Delmont had appealed his firing. Delmont, who left high school after the 11th grade, was fired by commissioners in October after being indicted on the charges. However, he continues to receive 72 percent of his salary based on a workers' compensation claim. The workers' comp payments will be disrupted when Delmont is incarcerated but could resume when he is released, officials said. Delmont could be sentenced to up to 10 years. His plea agreement calls for a sentence of one to three years if he cooperates with prosecutors.
Material tested
WARREN -- Shortly after it restarted, work on Parkman Road has stopped again. William Totten, director of the engineering, planning and building department, said Rhino Excavating and Milling of Girard was told last week to stop working while material the company was using is being tested. Test results may return Friday, he said. Totten said the city requires granulated slag to be used on roads and a project manager believed the company may have been using something else. Fines of $1,000 per day against the company continue to accumulate, however. The project was to be finished Aug. 17. The $869,000 project involves reconstruction of Parkman Northwest from Summit Street to just beyond Northfield Avenue and Parkman Southwest from West Market Street to Palmyra Road Southwest.
Seat-belt enforcement
SOUTHINGTON -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol's Warren Post is continuing its involvement in the "What's Holding You Back?" campaign and commitment to zero tolerance safety-belt enforcement over Memorial Day weekend with additional patrols on Ohio's highways. Also, the patrol is joining more than 6,000 businesses and law enforcement and government agencies throughout the country in Operation ABC Mobilization-America Buckling Up Children. Operation ABC Mobilization is a crackdown on drivers who don't buckle up children by stepping up enforcement of Ohio's child passenger safety law throughout the holiday weekend.
Prayer services
NILES -- Members of the Niles Clergy Association have started a series of prayer services with meditation and music that seek a peaceful resolution of the RMI Titanium lockout. One was Tuesday night at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of the Catholic Youngstown Diocese attended. The association plans more services for those seeking a peaceful resolution, all at 7:30 p.m., at:
* Tuesday at Fairview United Methodist Church, 21 Fairview Ave.
* June 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 56 N. Chestnut St.
* June 15 at First Presbyterian Church, 4 Summit St.
Reservists deployed
VIENNA -- Thirteen activated reservists are scheduled to deploy to Kyrgyzstan today from the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. The reservists are assigned to the 910th Maintenance Squadron and are scheduled for a 90-day deployment to an air base in Kyrgyzstan in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Kyrgyzstan is a central Asian country near China that was annexed by Russia in 1864. It achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The current combined activation of nearly 500 reservists marks the single largest activation in the history of the air reserve station. About 200 of these reservists are currently deployed. The primary mission of the 910th Airlift Wing is to deliver personnel and cargo by airdrop techniques anywhere in the world as directed.
Group supports Kerry
YOUNGSTOWN -- Residents of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties have formed a group to support U.S. Sen. John Kerry's bid for the presidency. It meets the fourth Thursday of each month at local restaurants and conference rooms. The next meeting is 7 p.m. today at Westfork Roadhouse, 3850 Belmont Ave. The group also established a Web site -- www.mv4kerry.org.