CORTLAND — Residents are angry and concerned that the city still has not hired a service director.

More than 30 people attended Monday’s council meeting, where one of the main questions was why there is no service director. The previous interim service director Shawn Ratican’s contract expired Aug. 31 and he is no longer working for the city. Former service director Kim Blasco left in January for a position in Boardman Township in Mahoning County, and Ratican took her place.

Resident Rita Dodd said the city’s charter requires there to be a service director.

Councilwoman Kathy Fleischer said after much discussion at several meetings about the service director position, the job description should be reviewed and perhaps rewritten.

Council President Kevin Piros said there were three candi

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