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Lynchburg council adopts censure of Councilman Martin Missions after months of complaints
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The Lynchburg City Council voted 5-2 to censure Councilman Martin Missions following months of public complaints and internal concerns about his conduct; dozens of residents urged resignation during public comment.
Lynchburg City Council voted 5-2 on Nov. 28 to adopt a resolution censuring Councilman Martin Missions for misconduct and “disorderly behavior,” after months of complaints from fellow council members and public speakers.
The censure motion, introduced during the council’s general business portion of the Nov. 28 meeting, followed a lengthy public-comment period during which multiple residents and community groups called for Missions’s resignation or removal. Vice Mayor Feraldi said the resolution reflected widespread citizen concerns and council members’ calls to address “bad behavior.”
Council members and dozens of citizens described repeated incidents they said were unbecoming of a council member. Public speakers said they had collected signatures for a recall petition, reported intimidation of city employees, and cited social-media posts and private communications they…
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