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Public commenter urges council to adopt nepotism ordinance after earlier hiring concerns
2229950 · February 5, 2025
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Summary
Resident Jeff Cook urged Mentor City Council to adopt a nepotism ordinance and said he found evidence the engineering job created last year had been promised to a council member’s son and was not posted for applicants.
During the Feb. 4 meeting of the Mentor City Council, resident Jeff Cook addressed council during the public-comment portion to urge passage of a proposed nepotism ordinance and raised concerns about a prior hiring process.
Cook identified himself and his address and asked council to pass the ordinance to prohibit use of public office to…
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