The repercussions of the Morrow County Commission recall in a state that uses a recall law that involves an appointed rather than elected replacement model is showing its head again. Morrow will have only one member on the council and cannot have meetings without a quorum to approve bills. The Governor has to appoint replacements and it is not clear that Governor Brown will do that.
The two officials, Jim Doherty (1319-1169) and Melissa Lindsay (1248-1237), appear to have lost the recall election held on November 29 (though they are waiting for postmarked and challenged ballots). Lindsay's term is over at the end of the year.
Petitioners handed in 657 for Lindsay and 648 for Doherty. They needed 564 valid signatures.
The recall seems to be about the firing of a county administrator (who is now suing the county for wrongful termination), ambulance service issues and nitrate contamination.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.