Solicitor recommends charter amendment to secure recall procedure

Oct 6, 2026

Solicitor Amy Blankenship told council a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling (City of Maumee) raises doubt about the village charter's current recall language and recommended drafting explicit recall provisions to match the Ohio Revised Code and placing that amendment on a 2027 ballot.

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Solicitor Amy Blankenship told council that a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision involving the city of Maumee constrains municipalities that rely on vague charter language deferring recall to state law. Blankenship said Yellow Springs' current charter phrase that recalls will be "as set forth in Ohio law" likely would not create a functional right to recall under the court's analysis.

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