CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Interim Mayor Tony Cuda finished off his first day in office by rehiring two people who were recently fired by previous Mayor Kahlil Seren.

City Council at an emergency meeting Wednesday unanimously approved Cuda’s rehiring of Law Director Bill Hanna, whom Seren fired the previous day -- his last in office. Cuda said earlier Wednesday the move appeared to be a “vindictive, last-minute stunt.”

Cuda, in an email late Wednesday, said he came to the decision to bring Hanna back after “several staff meetings.”

Multiple council members expressed support for Hanna before voting to confirm his reappointment.

Councilman Anthony Mattox Jr. praised Hanna’s work and offered an apology on behalf of the city for his firing, which included Seren releasing a 5-page termi

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