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Council debates charter language on city administrator dismissal; members split on safeguards
Summary
Councilmembers debated whether charter amendments should add council oversight or contractual protections for removing the city administrator, with options including severance contracts, council review or keeping dismissal at mayoral discretion.
Canal Winchester City Council members spent substantial time June 16 discussing proposed charter amendments forwarded by the Charter Review Commission and whether the charter should change the process for dismissing the city administrator.
Councilmembers noted the charter already requires council approval for appointment of the city administrator but does not constrain dismissal without cause. Councilmember Michelle Amick (name as…
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