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Resident demands resignation of council member Bag, council legal counsel says removal not an option
Summary
A resident publicly demanded Council member Timothy Lee Bag27s resignation over alleged legal and public-safety matters; council legal counsel told members the council has no authority to remove an elected member at this meeting.
During public comment on Nov. 18, 2025, resident Colin King urged the council to suspend or remove Council member Timothy Lee Bag, citing an open civil lawsuit, a tax judgment and reported incidents involving school lockdowns and child-protection responses.
King summarized dispatch and hospital involvement and argued that those incidents, together with financial judgments, "erode public trust" and warrant resignation or formal council action. He said the council had removed a previous member for unpaid village taxes and asked the council to act consistently.
Village legal counsel responded during administrative comments that the council27s charter, ordinances and state law do not provide the council with the power to remove an elected council member in the manner requested. The law director told councilors he had reviewed the charter and Ohio law and that removal issues are constrained by those documents and by the Board of Elections process.
Council member Bag addressed the chamber later and said he would not resign, calling himself "a free man" and stating the allegations had not affected his ability to serve. The item remained a matter of public record from the comment period; the council did not initiate disciplinary proceedings during the meeting.
