Council Member· Council member 2022-2023 (Ward 1 in the Nov 2021 canvass; wards renumbered 2022). Ohio Revised Code § 731.03(A) (text read): two-year terms commencing the first day of January after the odd-year election, so the 2022-2023 term ended December 31, 2023; present at the Dec 19, 2023 council meeting and absent from the Jan 6, 2024 organizational roll call (council minutes read). Start unpublished.

Tom James

Lancaster

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Term ending Dec 31, 2023.

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fire department personnel decision

This decision likely saves the city from hefty wrongful termination payouts by legally validating the firing.

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