Medina council declines to censure former deputy mayor

The Medina City Council voted unanimously against a formal censure against former Deputy Mayor Shawn Whitney after she filed a public records lawsuit against the city over the case of fired Police Chief Jeffrey Chen. The council's vote came after a venting of frustration from Mayor Bret Jordan, who indicated he felt let down by Whitney's action.

The Medina City Council voted unanimously against a formal censure against former Deputy Mayor Shawn Whitney after she filed a public records lawsuit against the city over the case of fired Police Chief Jeffrey Chen.

The council’s vote came after a venting of frustration from Mayor Bret Jordan, who indicated he felt let down by Whitney’s action.

The council previously voted in favor of presenting a motion to censure Whitney, as well as strip her of her role as deputy mayor, and abolish the city’s finance committee, which she chaired.

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Whitney filed suit last month after she was told the city was not in possession of a document known as the Bolasina Report that was instrumental in the firing of Chen, who was let go back in April.