Ohio Senate again passes pay raise resolution

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Senate has again signed off on a resolution calling for the creation of a separate commission to decide changes in pay for public officials.

The 33-0 vote this week sends SJR 1 back to the Ohio House for its consideration. Senators OK’d a comparable resolution late last year that did not move out of the other chamber.

SJR 1 calls for the creation of a nine-member Public Office Compensation Commission, which would be required to review the pay rates of elected public officials throughout the state.