TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo City Councilman Tom Waniewski has temporarily suspended his resignation from Toledo City Council until further notice.
Waniewski announced early this month his plans to leave city council early to take a position at the University of Toledo. The District 5 Republican councilman said he accepted a job in government relations office at the university.
A special council meeting was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon to elect a council member for the District 5 seat, but that has been canceled.
In what was planned to be his last council meeting on Oct. 15, Waniewski passed a piece of legislation on nuisance properties, an issue that has been important to him.
Waniewski was term-limited out of his council position and couldn't run for re-election. It is not known who will be selected to replace him on council when he departs, but it's possible that the winner of the November election would be the choice. Currently, Republican Tom Names is facing off against Democrat Sam Melden for the District 5 seat in the November general election.
Waniewski is a 1978 graduate of the University of Toledo and a former broadcaster. He also worked at the University in the 1990s in media relations.
