SHILOH – A hush fell over the council members in attendance as Mayor Paul Currier set down the letter he’d just finished reading.
“This is awesome,” Councilman Brent Wagers said, sarcastically breaking the silence.
Following discussion of several legislative topics, Currier began his mayor’s report a bit early, first reading councilman Bryan Verburg’s letter of resignation.
“The reason for my resignation is being held back from performing some of my duties as administrator and the constant badgering from Councilmember Marilyn Hall, who constantly oversteps her authority and thinks she’s ruler of the village of Shiloh,” Verburg wrote.
“I have always tried to focus on the village of Shiloh’s infrastructure,” Verburg continued. “After all, this is what the residents pay for. I may be resigning, but the battle will still be ongoing for years to come.”
Verburg cited a statement in an Oct. 7 public meeting where Hall said the good residents of Shiloh are moving out, saying he finds it funny that “she calls herself a pillar of the community” despite this.
Hall nor Verburg were in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting. Council voted unanimously and “reluctantly,” as Councilwoman Mia Huttleston said, to confirm Verburg’s resignation.
Currier didn’t stop reading. “More bad news,” he said, picking up the letter of Sheila Stumbo’s retirement.
“This was not my intention or even a thought at this time, but while checking my retirement status, OPERS (Ohio Public Employees Retirement System) brought it to my attention that I would be losing money by waiting for a later date,” Stumbo wrote.
“That being said, I decided to go ahead and file for retirement.”
Both Verburg’s resignation and Stumbo’s retirement will go into effect on Nov. 30, giving Shiloh over a month to fill the two spots.
Currier stated the village will begin advertising the openings in local newspapers and online.
“We’re going to have to advertise it, and council is going to have to decide where they want to advertise it at,” Currier said. “I’m not sure that we actually have anybody who would be willing to take either one of these positions over, as a matter of fact.
“We can advertise it in one or two of the papers for a couple of weeks … That would probably be the most prudent way of doing it.”
Shiloh Village Council will meet next on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. at 13 W. State St.
