YOUNGSTOWN - Department heads are making requests for next year's budget that’s allocated by the Mahoning County Commissioners.

The Mahoning County Clerk of the Courts office is requesting a 4.47% increase bringing them to $5,061,945.

Clerk Michael Ciccone called the higher budget “standard” for contractual wage increases despite firing one of his highest paid employees this year, Jennifer Ciccone.

The commissioners didn’t question the budget request but some did question the Ciccone's previous decision of such a high raise for Jennifer after the last budget allocation.

“We all work for the taxpayers. We’re all supposed to be public servants to the taxpayers and when they see such an egregious number as were being put out it's bad for everyone,” Commissioner Geno DiFabio said.

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