New Carlisle mayor calls emergency meeting tonight to appoint new council member

NEW CARLISLE — The New Carlisle mayor has called an emergency meeting tonight for the appointment of a new council member.

The meeting is at 6 p.m. at Smith Park shelter house, off Smith Boulevard to name a replacement for Aaron Leighty, who resigned after moving out of the city.

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Council applicants Amy Hopkins, Becky McKenzie and Kathy Wright were interviewed Aug. 20.

Mayor Ethan Reynolds called the meeting around 3:40 p.m. He did so by email to members and the media, and by having the clerk call council members, which he said was in accordance with the city charter.

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Normally meetings require 24 hours advance notice in accordance with Ohio Sunshine Laws. However, a spokesman from the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office said the emergency meeting is a municipal issue.

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