City Government Diversity Shrinking as 2nd Mennel Milling Employee Will Join Fostoria City Council

Whether there be (3) Roppe Rubber, or three Sunny Farm Landfill Employees, the diversity concerns would be the same.

Fostoria’s City Council’s composition will take one of two paths following the ’23 election. Should Don Mennel assume the position of Mayor, the council will include (2) Mennel Milling employees, alongside the Chairman of the Board serving as Mayor. However, if Elliott Shaffer is elected Mayor of Fostoria, there will be (3) council members with Mennel Milling as their source of livelihood. These scenarios present potential conflicts of interest, which are subject to annual disclosure requirements submitted to The Ohio Ethics Commission. Council members in question must abstain from voting when decisions arise that could financially benefit The Mennel Milling Co., as their roles within the company make them potential beneficiaries of such decisions.