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Harrisville council opens ethics removal process for Planning Commission member after complaint
Summary
Council members voted July 14 to begin a formal removal process after receiving an ethics complaint against a Planning Commission member; Mayor Gehring outlined steps including a written statement of charges and a public hearing.
The Harrisville City Council voted July 14 to begin a formal removal process for a member of the Planning Commission after council members raised concerns about public servant ethics.
Mayor Gehring told the council that the next steps require a written statement of charges alleging malfeasance, followed by a public hearing for rebuttal and a council vote. Alderman Claseman moved to start the complaint form and schedule the hearing; the motion carried on a roll call vote recorded as Yays: 6, Nays: 0.
Council did not specify the identity of the Planning Commission member in the meeting record, nor did the transcript include the written charges. The mayor’s description framed the process as procedural: written charges, a hearing with opportunity for rebuttal, and then a council decision.
The action initiates a formal local-government removal procedure; the council did not take further disciplinary action at the meeting. The schedule for the public hearing and the content of the charges were listed as forthcoming.
