MOLLETTE v. PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

No. 07CA3206.

179 Ohio App.3d 455 (2008)

2008-Ohio-6342

MOLLETTE et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Scioto County.

Decided November 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dagger, Johnston, Miller, Ogilvie & Hampson and D. Joe Griffith, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Schroeder, Maundrell, Barbiere & Powers, Lawrence E. Barbiere, and John W. Hust; and Michael L. Jones, for appellees and cross-appellants.


HARSHA, Judge.

{¶ 1} Teresa and Robert Mollette brought this action alleging that the Portsmouth City Council violated the city charter and the Open Meetings Act (R.C. 121.22) when it adopted an ordinance that authorized the mayor to enter into negotiations to purchase a building. The Mollettes alleged that city council reached its decision after deliberating in private sessions in violation of the charter and the statute. In granting summary judgment...

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