Discussion: Ohio Mayor Resigns Abruptly, Blames Local Newspaper

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Akron has a population of under 200,000 and the mayor has a cabinet?

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@Anti​Sachet​De​The: Where else would he keep the liquor?

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There was a mention of it in the linked article, and it appears that the cabinet is simply the members of the City Council.

Some older cities still have a so-called Strong Mayor form of government, in which the elected mayor oversees day-to-day administration of city business, drafts a budget, and handles hiring and firing of city staff. In that system the city council functions in a legislative role, and the mayor in the executive or administrative role.

Many newer cities have a Council - Manager form of government. In that system, the elected city council as a body hires a professional city manager who handles the day-to-day functions of city operations, the elected mayor serves a ceremonial role chairing meetings, representing the city at formal functions or ribbon-cuttings and casting votes along with other members of the council, and the council acts as the legislative branch approving city ordinances and resolutions.

EDIT: It appears the word Cabinet might also refer to the city’s department heads. It’s not entirely clear.

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It depends on the state. In Massachusetts, a municipality incorporated as a town by definition is run by a town council that appoints day-to-day managers. Incorporation as a city means it switches to a strong mayor form of government with a board of aldermen.

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No mention of which political persuasion the mayor is but not blaming the ‘liberal’ media rules out teabagger.

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I agree it varies with the area. In my area, most of the local cities, a town, and a village all have a city council/city manager form of government. There are also a couple of cities down here that still have a strong mayor form of government.

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Not to worry, Mayor. I hear Chris Christie is looking for a running mate.

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Question: Is it Open Carry or Concealed Carry in Akron’s government buildings? Can one bring knives, too? How about carbines, or is that too presumptive?

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Headline hinting at an interesting story, aaaaaaaand…nothing.

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What about a RPG, if the round is not loaded into the launcher? Can you bring one of those to a city meeting?

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Don Plusquellic has been the mayor for a long time, re-elected often.

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Cilck-baited…again. Grrrrr

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Democratic mayor since 1987. The linked article lists his accomplishments while in office. I remember Don Plusquellic as a star quarterback for the Kenmore HS Cardinals, although we beat them in the 1963 Turkey Day championship game (Go Rams!).

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Caitlin, shame on you.

[quote=“10 sec google search”]“Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic
Born: July 3, 1949 (age 65)
Party: Democratic Party
First elected in 1987, the 59th Mayor of Akron after previously serving 13 years on Akron City Council”[/quote]

It’s pretty disgusting that TPM designates Republicans at every opportunity, but regularly fails to mention when a Democrat is the target of a story.

Step up your game, people.

Josh – I urge you to have a discussion with your people about this behavior. It is destroying the credibility of your reporting. It makes it very difficult to use your site as a new source and reference when you come off a s far-left loony tune version of Newsmax. Put a stop to it already.

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28 years and he’s just now claiming that the paper is after him? This guy is a well seasoned political vet and I’m sure he has dodged worse bullets than what is being mentioned here.

Something else is up here methinks.

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I read the article twice and still have no idea why he resigned.

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…or to set up shop in Akron…

Where he thinks he won’t have to keep apologizing for BridgeGate.

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I read the linked newspaper piece and it’s not clear there either. His own offered explanation certainly doesn’t make much sense. One person is quoted by name, with a suggestion there are others who wouldn’t go on the record, saying he’s been under some form of stress or has some kind of personal problem. That would be the likeliest explanation I can think of.

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The linked article mentioned that he was considering stepping down before his last re-election, but decided to run anyway. Perhaps a combination of burn out, aggrieved feelings, and political calculation to allow the city council chairman, who replaces him, to run as the incumbent in the next election.

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