Who can vote on Young’s suspension from council? Ohio Ethics Commission urged to step in Brian Planalp © Provided by WXIX Cincinnati Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Cincinnati Vice Mayor Chris Smitherman wants the Ohio Ethics Commission to decide which City Council members may vote on the suspension of fellow council member Wendell Young, who is charged in a public records dispute over text messages that arose in 2018.
Smitherman submitted a formal request to the OEC on Monday.
The so-called ‘Gang of Five’ saga involved Young and fellow sitting council members Chris Seelbach and Greg Landsman. It also involved former council members P.G. Sittenfeld, Jeff Pastor and Tamaya Dennard. The five, all Democrats, admitted in 2019 to discussing city business over private text messages, a misdemeanor violation of Ohio’s Open Meeting Act.
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A measure voted down by a Cincinnati council committee Tuesday would have required immediate disclosure of some campaign donations. Council Member Greg Landsman says he s working on a new version of his proposal to require sitting council members and the mayor to report donations above $200 within 48 hours. The donations would be published on a new city website where the public could search the filings. I think this is a really important step to restore public trust as it relates to contributions and votes, how policy is made, Landsman said.
Some members of the Law and Public Safety Committee objected to the measure, saying it would be a burden to require such frequent filing.
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There are no provisions in the Cincinnati Charter that address what should happen if an elected official is charged with a crime. But under state rules. either the state attorney general or prosecutor – in this case Hanley – can move to suspend an elected official who has been charged with a crime.
Cincinnati voters approved a Charter Amendment last week that would allow Cincinnati City Council, with a vote of seven members, to suspend a council member. But that does not go into affect until May 18, when the Hamilton County Board of Elections certifies the official vote. Republican councilwoman Betsy Sundermann has put forward a motion to suspend Young, a Democrat, but that motion has not yet been brought to the floor of council.
Special prosecutor asks Ohio Supreme Court to suspend Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young
A special prosecutor asked the Ohio Supreme Court earlier this week to initiate suspension proceedings against Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young following his felony indictment. By Jennifer Edwards Baker | May 12, 2021 at 2:22 PM EDT - Updated May 12 at 5:15 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A special prosecutor tells FOX19 NOW he has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to initiate suspension proceedings against Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young following his felony indictment.
âYou have an elected official who committed a felony. Itâs just appropriate he be suspended,â Patrick Hanley told FOX19 NOW last month when he first told us he planned to seek the suspension.
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