YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The mayors of Youngstown, Warren, Struthers, Niles, and Lowellville joined with health officials Friday to outline steps that are being taken to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. 

The mayors said the far-reaching actions are necessary but will come at a cost.

"It will have an impact on our local revenues and our income tax collections.  We'll probably see some spike in overtime, in particular in our safety departments. We'll be cutting back on non-essential expenditures, such as travel, but it will have an impact",  Warren mayor Doug Franklin said.

In the event the virus would cause a shortage of safety forces, the cities will turn to each other for mutual aid.

"Where they do have a shortage of staff, such as safety personnel, our people will respond and provide as much mutual aid as possible," said Niles mayor Steven Mientkiewicz.

Prevention precautions will also put new limitations on access to city hall, government offices, and the courts. Both Youngstown and Warren are suspending in-person payments for water bills. 

When asked if drive-through coronavirus testing might become available locally, health officials said not likely unless more tests are provided.

"Right now, we don't have a quantity of tests that I can tell you we have available. Once we have that, we'll continue to make changes," Mahoning County Health Medical Director Dr. James Kravec said.

The Mayors say the reality is that many things we consider normal or routine in our lives are changing.

"The life that we knew last week, I believe even that life we knew on Monday has changed. When we leave from this press conference the life that we know right now, it's going to change for all of us,"  said Youngstown mayor Tito Brown.