Ohio: East Cleveland recall leads to appointment fight

The strange East Cleveland recall isn't ending just yet, as the city council appointed three different people to fill the seat that was opened with the recall of Ernest Smith (never got a clear answer on the legality of the law director's attempt to stop the recall of Mayor Brandon King, though he survived the vote anyway). Three council members appointed Lateek Shabazz to fill the board seat, but that was found to violate the open meeting laws. The City Council President then appointed Jackie Goodrum, who was ineligible as she is a public employee. Finally, Mark McClain was appointed. However, council members insist that Shabazz is supposed to fill the seat, so expect more fights on this one.