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Whitehall City Council Special Meeting – April 13, 2026: Recall Resolutions for Mayor and Two Councilmembers
City Council — Monday, April 13, 2026
BodyWhitehall, Ohio
SessionCity Council
DateMonday, April 13, 2026
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Summary of Proceedings
Whitehall City Council Special Meeting – April 13, 2026
The Whitehall City Council held a special meeting on April 13, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The meeting lasted approximately three minutes and was called by President Potter to conduct the second reading of three recall resolutions for Mayor Michael Bivens, Councilmember Lori Elmore, and Councilmember Amy Harcar. These resolutions were read by title only, and the meeting served as a procedural step to meet a deadline for submission to the Board of Elections.
Call to Order and Roll Call
- Presiding: President Potter
- Present: Councilmembers Mike Adkins, Brian McCann, Gerald Dixon, Devin Brown, Lori Elmore, Larry Morrison, Amy Harcar, and President Potter.
- All members confirmed they had received copies of the agenda and legislation prior to the meeting.
Second Reading of Recall Resolutions
Three resolutions were read by title only:
- Resolution No. 012-2026: Providing for the submission of the question of the recall of Mayor Michael Bivens to the electors and declaring an emergency.
- Resolution No. 013-2026: Providing for the submission of the question of the recall of Councilmember Lori Elmore to the electors and declaring an emergency.
- Resolution No. 014-2026: Providing for the submission of the question of the recall of Councilmember Amy Harcar to the electors and declaring an emergency.
Discussion Items
- President Potter explained that at the previous week’s meeting, a motion was made to pass these resolutions with an emergency clause and suspension of rules, but the motion failed to receive the required five votes. Consequently, the legislation required two additional readings to advance. This special meeting and a subsequent special meeting on April 14, 2026, are being held to meet the timeline for submission to the Board of Elections. The second reading was completed tonight, allowing the resolutions to be voted on tomorrow without needing an emergency clause.
Key Outcomes
- The three recall resolutions were read by title only and advanced to a third reading and vote scheduled for the special meeting on April 14, 2026.
- The meeting adjourned at 5:33 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to Whitehall City Council special meeting for Monday, April 13th, 2026. Ms. Log, would you please call roll? Adkins. Present. McCann. Present. Dixon. Present. Brown. Present. Elmore present. Morrison. Present. Harkar. Present. President Potter. Present. Ms. Log, would you please call roll as to whether each member of Council is given a copy of each out of the legislation on listed on the agenda prior to the meeting, including any add on legislation? Adkins. Yes. McCann. Yes. Dixon. Yes. Brown. Yes. Elmore? Yes. Morrison. Yes. Harkar. Yes. Thank you. Uh this evening we have got three items which will be read by title only under second reading. Resolution 12, 2026. A resolution providing for the submission of the question of the recall of the mayor of Michael Bivens to the electors of the city and declaring of an emergency. Title only. Second item, resolution 13, 2026, read by title only. A resolution providing for the submission of the question of the recall of council member Laurie Elmore, the electors of the city, and the declaration of an emergency. Our last item on the agenda is resolution 14, 2026, title only. A resolution providing for the submission of the question of the recall of Councilmember Amy Harkar, the electors of the city, and the declaration of emergency. That is all the legislation we have in front of us this evening. Sure. I wonder I wondered if you could explain, given the fact that this meeting has been one minute, why we are why we're doing why we're doing this, so what the goal for tomorrow is. So very very simply put, uh a motion was made to pass these last week and declaring an emergency and suspension of rules. We there was not five votes, which requires to suspend the rules, and therefore it needed to go two more readings, and that's what the reason for the special meeting this evening and then special meeting tomorrow evening to therefore meet the timeline to get this down to the board of elections on time.
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