Resolution To Rescind Impeachment On Ellisville Council Agenda

Newly-elected Ellisville City Councilwoman Cindy Pool has been burning the midnight oil in recent days, leading up to Wednesday's meeting that could include a vote to rescind the impechment of former Mayor Adam Paul.

Paul was ousted following an impeachment trial which took place prior to the seating of the current council.

After city legal counsel refused to allow a resolution to rescind impeachment to be placed on a council agenda May 1, the resolution was placed on Wednesday's agenda. 

For Pool, seen by some as a possible swing vote because she did not take a perceived "side" in the dispute, the last few days have been spent trying to brush up on what amounts to heresay because she wasn't present for the drama which played out leading up to the impeachment. She's been researching the trial, and said she's heard from a handful of residents staked out on both sides. Based on that alone, she called it a 50-50 split but said she'd still like to hear from typical residents who aren't tied to either camp. She admits that there are still lots of questions in her mind which went unanswered in the hearing.

She's reached one conclusion already: "Nobody's completely innocent," Pool said. "A lot of this was preventable on both sides."

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There is an issue of precedent that concerns her, since to her knowledge, a council resolution has never been overturned. What's to stop this from happening six months from now, if for some reason the makeup of the council changed again, she asked rhetorically.

She sounded support for letting Paul's lawsuits play out in court, which could also have a bearing on another item for consideration Wednesday, a vote to put a special election for the Mayor's seat on the November ballot.

Paul has said in the past that he would seek the office again in the special election if he is unsuccessful in having the courts overturn impeachment. He has also said he would expect more court actions if he is barred from running to complete his own term.

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