Mayor Williams won't veto council plan aimed at hiring more cops

YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Jay Williams said he won’t veto city council’s decision to move $555,000 from the police department’s overtime budget to hire new officers.

That came after a somewhat heated discussion tonight at city council’s finance committee meeting between council members and the mayor.

Williams told The Vindicator last week the council decision was “misguided and arbitrary.”

Council members said they took offense to the comments.

Lawmakers and the administration have publicly criticized each other during the past few months about budget decisions and a lack of cooperation.

For the complete story, read Thursday's Vindicator and Vindy.com