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Mentor council gives resolution condemning Councilman Scott Marne a first reading after a night of public comments
Summary
Mentor City Council gave resolution 25-R-103 a first reading after more than an hour of public comments calling for Councilman Scott Marne’s resignation over a September altercation; council read the resolution and scheduled a second reading at the next meeting.
Mentor City Council gave the three-page resolution 25‑R‑103 — which condemns Councilman Scott J. Marne for gross misconduct and requests his resignation — its first reading during the Feb. 18 regular meeting after a lengthy public-comment period filled primarily with criticism of Marne.
The night’s public comments included multiple residents who said a September incident in a restaurant parking lot led to an unjust criminal outcome for the other party and, they said, demonstrated racial misconduct by Marne. Speakers urged council to remove Marne or press him to resign. Haley Holben of Chardon told council she had not known Marne before the incident and said, “He is, without question, guilty of gross misconduct and malfeasance,” and that she believed the police report and body-cam footage…
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