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Columbiana council accepts resignation, sets timeline to fill vacancy; reappoints two zoning board members and schedules liquor-license hearing
Summary
The Columbiana City Council on Jan. 7 accepted a resignation from Council member John Yengus, set a mid-January deadline for letters of interest to fill the seat, reappointed two Board of Zoning Appeals members and took initial steps on a liquor-license transfer notification from the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.
The Columbiana City Council on Tuesday acknowledged the resignation of Council member John Yengus and moved to solicit letters of interest to fill his seat before the council’s Jan. 21 meeting.
In a letter read into the record, Yengus wrote that he had accepted a new job that will take him away from Columbiana and that “serving the city of Columbiana has been an honor and a privilege and an experience I will cherish for a lifetime,” according to the text read at the meeting.
City Manager Lance recommended the council collect letters of interest through the close of business on Jan. 16 so applicants’ names could be included in meeting packets on Jan. 17, with council members to select a replacement at the Jan. 21 meeting. Council members noted the appointee would serve until the current term ends and that the seat will be on the ballot when that term expires.
The council approved two reappointments to the Board of Zoning…
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