Chillicothe Council Votes Down Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Bans Public Feeding of Wildlife [Video]

Chillicothe — Council voted down the mayor’s request to fill the post of “Chief of Staff” Monday evening. After several speakers from the public and a few council members spoke pro and con in this session, the proposed ordinance failed 3-5 at third reading.

Council did pass the ordinance to ban public feeding of wildlife – focusing on waterfowl in Yoctangee Park – also at third reading. Many members of the public had opposed that in the previous council session.

The Chief of Staff is one of several city posts left vacant since the city’s financial duress in 2011.

Mayor Luke Feeney pointed out that city employees who are currently filling in for that post have been working hard to cover duties that would fall under it – including expanded …