Akron Recall Afterthoughts

City Council has certified the recall petitions collected by the Mendehall Whiners Brigade as meeting the signature threshold.  Who even cares at this point how many signatures were collected?  At this point it's all academic.   There will be a recall election on Mayor Plusquellic.

Eric Mansfield raises some intriguing questions in his post from yesterday. There is a whole slew of complicated minutiae that will need to ironed out before an actual election can be held.  I''m sure it will all be worth it in the end. 

Anyway, looking past the election mess and the potential for a new mayoral contest reveals more future relevant questions that should be addressed. 

Has council or someone else started drafting a revision the section of the city charter that deals with the recall process/  Now would be an ideal time to make some basic changes to the amount of signatures required to trigger an election.  I think the current situation speaks to why this jhs to be changed. 

I don't know how often the charter review commission can consider new language but revising the recall language should be given priority.  You see where I'm going with this?  Why not stick a revamped recall version to the charter on the same ballot as the mayoral recall?  Time permitting of course.

Finally, would it be too much to look into the possibility of getting our rabble-rousing barrister dis-barred?  What are the requirements for starting that process?   Where's the Akron Bar Association on this matter?   It seems to me that Mendenhall's flagrant abuse of the civic legal system to pursue personal vendettas rises to the standard of malfeasance.