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Council staff outline appointment confirmation rules, interim appointments and holdover risks
Summary
Legal counsel and staff briefed council members on appointment and confirmation rules under the county charter and state law, including a 60-day confirmation window, interim appointments up to 120 days, and potential holdover of board members until successors are appointed.
County legal counsel and council staff used an Aug. 5 Committee of the Whole work session to review how appointments and confirmations work under the Cuyahoga County charter and state law.
Michael, the council's legal counsel, told members that under the charter the county executive makes most appointments and the council has 60 days to confirm or reject them. "If council takes no action within those 60 days, then the appointment is deemed confirmed by operation of law," he said.
Michael also said the…
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