Five different county coroners in the Greater Cincinnati region have signed a letter to Ohio lawmakers opposing the current state budget bill, which they say contains language that would change their position from an elected one to an appointed one.
The letter was signed by Butler County Coroner Lisa Mannix, Clermont County Coroner Brian Treon, Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco, Highland County Coroner Jeff Beery and Warren County Coroner Russell Uptegrove.
The state’s budget bill would, according to the letter, change the position of county coroner from an elected one to one appointed by the Board of County Commissioners instead…