No resolution to Boardman layoff issue

BOARDMAN — Township employees will have to wait at least another week before learning how the layoff ax will fall, and upon whom.

After a two-hour executive session Wednesday, trustees announced that $2.5 million must be cut from appropriations. Each department head will get a number with which to work and trustees will pass a revised appropriation at next week’s regular meeting.

The numbers for each department haven’t been finalized, Robyn Gallitto, trustees’ chairwoman said. But the amounts are proportionate for each department.

The announcement didn’t go over well with the people who filled the auditorium inside the government centers.

Calls of “What’s the number?” “How many people?” and “You’re messing with people’s lives,” came from the audience.

“We’re trying to be as sensitive as we possibly can be,” said Trustee Larry Moliterno. “We came up with the numbers for the department heads to take back to the workers.”

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