The Youngstown Police Association has filed a formal grievance against the city, claiming that the police station has qualities of an "unsafe and hazardous" facility.

Grievance procedures were filed Monday by the Youngstown Police Association's union representative Daniel Leffler. The grievance claimed that on January 3, a lieutenant from YPD notified city Commissioner of Building and Grounds, Kevin Flinn, of potential structure deficiencies in the police station basement.

The union said they understand that the Building and Grounds division performed an initial analysis of the basement and took note of structural problems. But Leffler insisted that the city had taken no further action to fix structural issues or make another evaluation. 

"We are concerned over the condition of our police station," said the union in a Facebook post that provided recent images of the basement.

"The area directly above this is the police garage where our mechanics work and we park our cars," continued the Facebook post. "There are 6 more floors above this where or officers work. We believe this is a very hazardous situation that requires immediate attention."

Leffler and the union cited that the city failed to follow Article 14 Section 1 of the collective bargaining agreement between the two parties in their filed action.

The section reads, "Each of the parties acknowledges the rights and responsibilities of the other party and agrees to discharge its responsibility under this contract." It also states that both the union and city are bound to follow the contract and any provisions.

The union has asked that the city remedies the situation by completing another analysis and maintain the police station to a safe condition. 

21 News reached out to Kevin Flinn along with Youngstown Building and Grounds to understand their evaluation procedure and timeline.