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Lorain council debates whether abstentions count as votes amid disputed January minutes
Summary
Council members and the law director disagreed over how abstentions should be recorded after questions about the accuracy and handling of draft January minutes; the council agreed to review and correct the minutes and accepted a written legal opinion on the issue.
Members of the Lorain City Council spent the meeting’s opening discussion disputing whether abstentions should be treated as affirmative votes and whether the draft minutes from the Jan. 21 meeting accurately reflected actions taken.
The matter was raised after Council Member Ryazuki asked for “an explanation as to how we had 2 motions on the floor” and said she would appeal the procedural handling to outside authorities if necessary. Mayor Bradley and other members disputed her account and asked for clarification from the city’s legal…
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