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Plain City council hears legal refresher on open meetings, records and ethics
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting the Plain City Council received a 45‑minute legal refresher from the law director on open-meeting rules, public‑records obligations, executive‑session limits, and conflict‑of‑interest rules; council members were repeatedly urged to "stay in your lane."
The Plain City Council on Feb. 4 heard an extended legal refresher from the village law director on obligations under Ohio’s open‑meetings and public‑records laws and on ethical limits for elected officials.
The law director told council members the most common sources of friction come from officials moving outside their statutory roles: "Stay in your lane," he said, explaining that council’s role is to set policy while the mayor and administrator implement it. He warned against informal, sequential contacts that amount to a prearranged deliberation — so‑called "round‑robin" communications — and said such contacts can…
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