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Donaldson drops lawsuit

Butler Mayor Tom Donaldson announced at Thursday's city council meeting that he discontinued his lawsuit against the city.

"This was a financial decision, for the good of my personal finances and for the good of the finances of our city," Donaldson read from a prepared statement.

Donaldson's suit initially was against the city, as well as council members Kathy Kline, Michael Walter and Corey Roche.

The lawsuit contended that a motion promoting city firefighters Donald McCoy and Jim Kaufman in 2016 was in violation of the city's civil service rules and regulations. It aimed to nullify the promotions.

In May, Judge Marilyn Horan, who presided over the case, ordered Donaldson to amend his suit to include McCoy, Kaufman and the firefighters union, as well as councilman Kenny Bonus.

Donaldson said in his statement that he is still certain the promotions "are against the rules this city has set in place to comply with changes required by the state changes in civil service rules."

He also said that he reserves the right to refile the suit in the future "if deemed appropriate."

A full report will appear in today's Butler Eagle.

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