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Residents urge forensic audit and limit on emergency clause after tax defeat
Summary
Public commenters at the Nov. 17 North Ridgeville City Council meeting called for a forensic audit and criticized repeated use of the emergency clause after voters rejected Issue 8; speakers cited specific spending and procedural concerns and urged the council to restore transparency.
Residents pressing the newly seated North Ridgeville council for fiscal transparency opened the Nov. 17 meeting, urging a formal forensic audit and limitations on the city’s use of emergency legislation.
Greg Fanning, of 6025 Havencrest Court, told council that the recent vote rejecting Issue 8 by 32.81% was a mandate for “accountability, transparency, honesty, and fiscal responsibility.” Fanning named specific expenditures — new gateway signs, City Hall renovations and recent hires including an arborist — and questioned why such items appeared…
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