Salem operations

Salem operations

Here are other city government issues that trouble David Johnson, chairman of the Columbiana County Republican Party:

The typical Salem safety worker with 20 years’ experience gets nine weeks of paid time off between vacation and holidays, and can collect 25 percent of their unused sick leave.

Johnson said it’s incredible that Mayor Jerry Wolford and Republican members were proposing an income-tax increase, rescinding reciprocity on income taxes paid in other communities, and potential tax levies on the ballot, and added that Democrats were laughing at the Republicans.

Johnson said issues are not going to pass during one of the worst recessions in 70 years.