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Warren City Council agrees to settle lawsuit with mayor Advertisement WARREN A lawsuit over matters ranging from access to city contracts and legal opinions to the current budget, the tax rate and appointed positions in the mayor’s office has been settled by a unanimous vote of the Warren City Council. But even after the vote on Jan. 26, sources said it remained unclear whether the terms would be met as agreed in the settlement between Mayor Jim Fouts and members of the council, who filed the lawsuit last summer. “Unfortunately, we had to file a lawsuit to protect the charter and the integrity of the tax and budget process,” Warren City Council Secretary Mindy Moore said at the meeting, where the settlement was considered and adopted after it was added to the agenda that evening. “If we did not file this lawsuit, we would have incorrect tax bills, an incorrect city budget and this council would not have access to important city documents and records.”

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