LONDON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Former London Mayor Randall Weddle has filed a lawsuit against the city council, calling his removal from office an "unprecedented and unlawful power grab."

According to the lawsuit, three council members were appointed and not elected, raising the question of how appointed members could remove an elected official.

The lawsuit further states that the removal was based on ordinary policy disagreements rather than actual misconduct.

According to the lawsuit, multiple violations of Kentucky's Open Meetings Act occurred, including holding the removal hearing in a courthouse that limited public access and conducting private discussions about appointing a replacement mayor.

The lawsuit details that one removal charge involves the mayor signing loan documents for a mult

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