ST. CLAIRSVILLE City Council approved an ordinance providing for the payment of up to $15,000 in legal fees incurred by individual council members for outsi
St. Clairsville City Council has taken the first step toward raising water and sewer rates. The first of three readings of the legislation was held last week. Law Director Elizabeth Glick said if the ordinance is passed on the third reading on June 19, it will take effect by the end of July. Finance Director […]
ST. CLAIRSVILLE City Council took the first step last week toward raising water and sewer rates. The first of three readings of the legislation was held
Times Leader Staff Writer
ST. CLAIRSVILLE St. Clairsville City Council members took no action Monday to correct a vote cast by email that appeared to violate the Ohio Open Meetings Act, but the emails were read aloud and each member verbally confirmed their vote was recorded correctly.
The vote by email occurred April 5 to fill two seats on the recreation board. Council chose not to rescind the vote and said plans are in the works to revive in-person meetings, which would hopefully prevent such incidents in the future.
According to the “2021 Ohio Sunshine Laws Manual” published by Attorney General Dave Yosts’s office: “A public body must make all of its meetings open to the public at all times. Secret ballots, whispering of public business, and ’round-robin’ discussions are all prohibited under the openness requirement.”
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