Councilman's credit card canceled by city

YOUNGSTOWN — City council canceled the city-owned credit card of one of its members because he failed to notify them before he used it at a legislative conference.

Councilman Mark Memmer, D-7th and chairman of the legislative body’s finance committee, said Councilman Artis Gillam Sr., D-1st, can no longer use the card.

The decision to cancel Gillam’s credit card came during an executive session held toward the end of a Feb. 7 council meeting.

During the executive session, Memmer said council instructed city Finance Director David Bozanich to call Gillam on his cellular telephone and tell him the card was being canceled, Memmer said tdoay.

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