WHITEHALL RECALL 

IN CENTRAL OHIO, THE RECALL OF THE MAYOR AND TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN WHITEHALL REMAINS AT A STANDSTILL AS COUNCIL COULD NOT COME TO A CONSENSUS ON A RECALL REFERENDUM DATE.
MAYOR MICHAEL BIVINS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AMY HARCAR AND LORI ELMORE ARE FACING THAT RECALL. THEY FACED A DECISION, RESIGN OR FACE A RECALL ELECTION AFTER RESIDENTS GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO PUSH FOR A RECALL VOTE. EVERY RESIDENT WHO SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT CRITICIZED THE RECALL EFFORT. FORMER CITY ATTORNEY MICHAEL SHANNON ANNOUNCED HE IS FILING A TAXPAYER LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE PETITION BEHIND THAT RECALL EFFORT AS A WHOLE.