DAYTON — A city council hearing on 25 articles of impeachment against Mayor Bobby Crittendon will go ahead as scheduled Dec. 20, despite a suit by the mayor to block the proceedings.

        Campbell Circuit Court Judge Leonard Kopowski ruled Thursday that council was within its rights to conduct the impeachment hearing. The judge said Mr. Crittendon failed to prove that he would suffer irreparable harm at this point.

        Council voted 6-0 Nov. 21 to hear the impeachment articles that began with charges of nepotism involving the mayor and his son-in-law, Dayton Police Officer David Halfhill.

        Council members hired attorneys Robert Carran and Phil Tali aferro to handle the case for the city. Among the impeachment articles compiled by the attorneys were charges that the mayor attempted to intimidate police Chief Greg Aylor, harassed and intimidated other city employees, interfered with an investigation, and interfered with personnel assignments in the police department.

        Papers filed by Mr. Taliaferro stated that the police chief taped the mayor discussing Officer Halfhill's promotion to sergeant and Chief Aylor explaining why he did not want to promote Officer Halfhill.

        “The tape recording had nothing to do with whether or not the (council) hearing is held,” Mr. Taliaferro said Friday. “It's just a part of the overall evidence we're presenting.”

        A unanimous council vote is necessary to impeach a mayor. Judge Kopowski pointed out in his ruling Thursday that if the mayor were impeached he had other legal avenues to pursue to overturn the council decision.

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