Ohio: New claims that recall not allowed against seven Maumee officials

Some interesting doings in the recall effort against seven Maumee officials, Mayor James MacDonald and Councilmember Josh Harris, Jon Fiscus, Ted Kurt, Gabriel Barrow, Scott Noonan and Margo Puffenberger. 

Petitioners handed the signatures (about 1400 each, need 861), though now there is a claim that the city does not allow for recalls. Apparently, the charter intermixes the terms recall and removal and the officials' supporters say that this should negate the recall. A removal under state law is done by a court for malfeasances and the like. A recall is... a recall. 

The recall appears to be complaints about transparency, distrust and how the city sewer problems have been handled. If it gets to the ballot, the recall would be held on Primary Day, September 9th.