9:30p.m.City Council OKs legislation

The city's non-union employees were approved for a three percent pay raise to mirror contractual pay raises given to the police, firefighters and non-uniform employees during their current wage agreement.

According to city Finance Director Michael Marshall, "these pay raises reflect the same raises provided to the city's union employees and is traditionally done mid-year."

An ordinance was also approved designating City Engineer Michael Dolak as the city's representative to the District 14 of the Ohio Public Works Commission Integrating Committee.

The ordinance will mean Dolak will be reappointed to the position and Urban Projects Director Chris Petrossi will replace Street and Sanitation Superintendent Joe DeSantis as the alternate member.

Dolak said the committee reviews local project applications for OPWC funding.

Urban Projects Director Chris Petrossi will be designated as the alternate representative.

The council heard a second reading at the regular meeting Tuesday for three ordinances vacating portions of city streets to Franciscan University of Steubenville and a fourth ordinance accepting the right of way on Franklin Avenue to create cul-de-sacs on Franklin Avenue after the street is vacated.

The council also heard a second reading for a zoning change that will allow the Steubenville city school district to construct a new multi-purpose building on North Third Street.