Bellville Village Council on Tuesday voted, 6-0, to request the resignation of mayor, Terri Brenkus.
According to RichlandSource.com, village administrator, Larry Weirich, was also placed on paid administrative leave for an alleged violation of the village employee handbook. The request for the mayor to resign was for reasons of misconduct and appearance of impropriety.
Brenkus said, she was completely heartbroken by the vote. Weirich was surprised by the decision and stated, he is confident that he did not violate the village employee handbook in any way.
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