Trumbull asked for more money, workers

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners heard requests today for additional workers for the county board of elections, new facilities for the Emergency Management Agency and dog pound, and $300,000 to offset loss of federal money for the Child Support Enforcement Agency.

Commissioner-elect Frank Fuda sat in on the board’s first day of budget hearings.

Commissioners and Auditor Adrian Biviano first heard a request from Kelly S. Pallante, elections board director, for two additional full-time employees to assist the office with the increased workload associated with the new no-fault absentee voting law.

Pallante noted that the board has to increase election workers in pairs in order to hire one who represents the Democratic Party and one who represents the Republican Party.

During his budget hearing, Robert Campana, chief dog warden, once again raised the issue of replacing the county dog kennel on Anderson Avenue in Howland. Commissioner Dan Polivka said the dog kennel has been on the county’s short list of buildings needing to be repaired or replaced.