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Vivian Moon
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Posted: Dec 26 2011 at 10:15am |
Clearcreek trustees named in suits
They are among others statewide targeted by pro-tax cutting groups.
By Lawrence Budd, Staff Writer Updated CLEARCREEK TWP., Warren County — Trustees of this Warren County township are among a growing list of government leaders in Ohio named in lawsuits brought by lawyers known for their work on behalf of conservative efforts to limit local government and cut taxes. Anti-tax groups joining media Finney and Hartman joined forces over a decade ago in political and legal battles in the Tea Party influence The Clearcreek Twp. lawsuit was filed after Finney gave a presentation to Educate Page 2 of 2 Finney also serves on board for other conservative groups, including the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law, “a public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the constitutional rights of Ohioans from government abuse,” according to its website. Officials split in lawsuit In the Clearcreek Twp. lawsuit, John Smith, a Springboro lawyer, represents two trustees: Wade, a trustee for more than 30 years, and Dale Lamb, who is retiring Dec. 31 after serving 23 years on the board. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2261 or lbudd@Dayton
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VietVet
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Apply to Middletown perhaps? Should this town and it's leaders be included in this and the lawyers contacted? Dunno I believe that some on this forum have brought up Sunshine Law instances in the past where this applied, right?
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Mike_Presta
MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483 |
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Vet: The short answer is “YES!!!” However, in Middletown’s City Council’s case, the most
egregious violations of the Sunshine Law occur during their illegal “executive
sessions”. Take, for example, the innumerable executive sessions held
during the last year: “To consider the purchase of
property for public purposes, or for the sale of property at competitive
bidding, if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair
competitive or bargaining advantage”. First, the stated purpose is “to consider the purchase…OR
for the sale…”. Which is it??? Unless they truly are considering both the “purchase”
of a property AND the “sale” of a property in the same executive session, this
violates the “laundry list” prohibition in Ohio’s Sunshine Law. Next, since they are negotiating in a closed session with a
single, privately selected entity this whole deal is in violation of both City
Ordinance §
220.09 (SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY), and ORC Chapter 721 (SALE OR LEASE OF
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY)!!! Both of these
laws mandate the advertisement of municipal real property for sale for a period
of weeks, the taking of sealed bids, and the acceptance of the highest bid. Consider the sale of the properties purported to be used for Cincinnati State. By “pre-selecting” a successful bidder and
negotiating the sale terms and price in executive session, the City is not only
violating the terms of both City Ordinance § 220.09 and ORC Chapter 721, but
also doing exactly what their “executive session disclaimer” warns against: It
gives their pre-selected successful bidder “an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage”!!! In effect, our City
Council scores a sort of TRI-FECTA!!! They
violate the Sunshine law, a city ordinance, and a state law all in one act!!! The City Law
Director must either be asleep or in collusion not to be aware of this. |
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“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012
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VietVet
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Then the lawyers need to be contacted with this info. and Middletown city officials need to be included, particularly since a state law was violated. Sounds like specific events could be brought to light. Need to get the Attorney General involved also? Not enough evidence to do this? Thoughts? Never gonna get this stopped if no contact is made, right? These people will continue to break state/city laws/ordinances if nothing is done. Do we continue to allow them to run unchecked?
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