Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan says he will reimburse the city for the cost of 18,000 fliers mailed to primary voters.
The city spent $7,086 to produce and send out fliers promoting local Issues 1 and 2, despite the fact that they are noncontroversial and there’s no organized opposition to either.
The flier, which was expected to reach about 24,000 voters, includes a photo of a smiling Horrigan.
The mayor said Friday — the same day a short story appeared in the Beacon Journal on the cost — that he would reimburse the city using his campaign funds.
Horrigan said he didn’t want any attention diverted away from the importance of approving both issues, which go before voters on Tuesday.
Issue 1 would allow the city to start a gas aggregation program. Issue 2 would change the charter to create a department of human resources.
Both changes were recommended earlier this year by a blue-ribbon task force created by Horrigan.
Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @armonrickABJ.