Thursday, March 27, 2008
City stopped from firing worker who moved to Liberty
YOUNGSTOWN —A magistrate from Mahoning County Common Pleas Court has again ordered Youngstown to not fire a city worker who move to Liberty.
The city has a residency requirement in its charter for all its workers hired since 1986. A state law banning residency requirements took effect May 1, 2006.
The city claims its residency requirement trumps the state law. But Magistrate Eugene J. Fehr disagrees.
In a ruling today, the magistrate prohibited the city from firing Terrance M. Marvin, an eight-year water department laborer, who moved to an apartment complex in Liberty in December 2007.
The city will appeal the decision, said Anthony J. Farris, the city’s deputy law director.
The magistrate agreed last month to Marvin’s request for a temporary restraining order to keep him employed by Youngstown. Today, Fehr approved a preliminary injunction allowing Marvin to retain his job.
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