![]() ![]() At each of the gatherings, the Council members met in two subquorum groups of three, and each subquorum group met with the Mayor and representatives from the Golden Triangle Development Link (the Link). The gatherings covered the subject of economic development, specifically, retail development in Columbus. The first three pairs of gatherings occurred on January 23, 2014, Februand February 24, 2014. All of the gatherings were prearranged and took place in the Mayor's conference room. The Mayor and the Council members held four pairs of gatherings over the course of two months that were not open to the public. The Mayor does not always vote he votes only when the quorum's vote results in a tie. The City of Columbus's governing body consists of six City Council members and the Mayor. STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY We affirm the judgment of the chancery court. The Mayor and the City of Columbus appealed to this Court. The chancery court affirmed the Commission's judgment on de novo review. The Mayor and the City of Columbus appealed to the chancery court. The Ethics Commission found that the Mayor and the City of Columbus had violated the Open Meetings Act. A reporter for The Commercial Dispatch received notice of the meetings, and he filed an Open Meetings Act Complaint against the Mayor and the City of Columbus. Because all of the gatherings were just shy of a quorum-four Council members would have constituted a quorum-the gatherings were not open to the public. For each pair of gatherings, the Mayor first met with three Council members, and then later the same day, he met with the remaining three Council members on the same topic. The gatherings were on the topics of economic development and maintenance of a public building. ![]() ![]() The Mayor and the City Council members for the City of Columbus held four pairs of prearranged, nonsocial and subquorum gatherings over the course of two months. 2016-CC-00897-SCT Decided: September 07, 2017īEFORE DICKINSON, P.J., KING AND CHAMBERLIN, JJ.ĪTTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS: MICHAEL D. Reach out to him via his LinkedIn page.MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND CITY OF COLUMBUS v. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio State University. Rowland served as city/special projects editor at The Mansfield News Journal in Ohio. Its Q2 digital revenue was up 1.5% year-over-year, making up 35% of total revenue of $748.7 million. Rowland’s layoff, along with several other prominent dismissals, offers evidence that the cuts aren’t coming at the expense of inexperienced, unproven reporters.ĭespite its reported losses, Gannett continues to make what it calls “considerable progress” its digital news operation. According to Poynter, Gannett laid off more than 50 journalists. Talking Biz News reported earlier this week on the job cuts throughout the Gannett chain, a result of dismal second quarter results. Previously, he was a metro/special projects editor at The Warren Chronicle Tribune in Ohio. He was also a public affairs editor, Statehouse reporter and projects reporter at the Dispatch. Got some severance/health care, so I’m a lot better off than many. Tremendously grateful for so many amazing colleagues & sources over the years. “My 31-year Columbus Dispatch career ended abruptly Friday w/elimination of my job. In the face of draconian layoffs at Gannett in the face of readership loss, award-winning senior reporter/editor Darrel Rowland has been dismissed from the Columbus Dispatch. ![]()
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