The Cleveland Heights City Council is making a brazen power grab that threatens to undermine democracy itself, and residents need to pay attention before it’s too late, say the hosts of Today in Ohio.
While all eyes have been on Mayor Kahlil Seren’s troubled tenure and the upcoming September 9 recall vote, the council is quietly orchestrating something far more concerning: they’re trying to permanently tip the balance of power in their favor by putting charter amendments on the November ballot that would let them remove a future mayor from office.
The podcast team Friday called the move a cynical attempt to capitalize on the current mayoral crisis…