YOUNGSTOWN – The board of control approved furlough agreements with 67 full-time city workers and 22 part-timers that are designed to save Youngstown money during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The furloughs already began, but the board this morning voted to approve them.

“This effectively memorializes them,” said Kyle Miasek, interim finance director and the board’s secretary.

The city saves $4,000 per full-time employee on average per month per furlough and about $1,500 a month for part-timers, Miasek said.

On April 27, 57 full-timers and 22 part-time workers started the furlough. On May 11, another 10 workers – all from the judicial branch – began their furloughs.

All of the furloughs were voluntary except for 15 full-time workers, who were non-union employees chosen by management because they wouldn’t be negatively impacted, Miasek said.

Read more in the Friday Vindicator.