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Council sparred over charter-posting language; law director flagged council draft as advocacy
Summary
A lengthy exchange about a mayor-posted informational letter and a proposed council response dominated the March 11 meeting; the city's law director described the council draft as advocacy, and members agreed to meet offline to revise language.
A contentious discussion over how the city should communicate the Charter Review Commission’s recommendations dominated Pepper Pike City Council’s March 11 meeting, with council members and the mayor debating whether website postings were informational or advocacy.
Background and immediate issue: The mayor had posted an informational letter about the proposed charter revisions on the city website earlier; council members drafted a different message they asked be posted as well. During the March 11 meeting the law director said the council draft read as an…
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