Mahoning Co. prosecutor lays off three staffers

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul J. Gains has laid off two part-time assistant prosecutors and a full-time clerk to achieve about $150,000 in annual savings, but he said he hasn’t considered a pay cut for all members of his staff.

“We’re already underpaid,” in comparison to other county prosecutors and city prosecutors in the region, Gains said, dismissing an across-the-board pay cut.

Gains position is in sharp contrast to that of Judge Theresa Dellick of the county’s juvenile court, who imposed a 5 percent pay reduction on all 143 members of her staff, including herself, effective at the beginning of this month, for an annual saving of $235,212. That pay reduction followed the layoff of 11 juvenile court workers in January.

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