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Council delays scheduling town halls on proposed charter repeal/replace pending legal memo on use of city resources
Summary
Council discussed holding town halls about a proposed repeal-and-replace of the Pepper Pike city charter but directed the law director to provide a legal memo about whether use of city resources could be construed as advocacy for a ballot initiative; the Pepper Pike Civic League offered to host and fund town halls.
Pepper Pike City Council spent an extended portion of its Jan. 28 meeting debating whether to hold town‑hall meetings about a citywide ballot item proposing repeal and replacement of the city charter.
Councilmember Tony Gentile proposed a schedule of three town halls — one in mid‑March, one the week of March 10 and one shortly before the start of early voting in April — to ensure outreach before early voting begins April 6. The law director cautioned that when a matter is already placed on a ballot, the use of city resources to advocate for or against it can create legal risk and said complaints could be filed with state election authorities.…
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