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CONCORD - Jim Roberts, the elected Mayor of Concord, has effectively resigned from his position as Mayor through an email that was delivered to the Concord City Council tonight by one of the sitting City Council members. The email was titled “OFFICIAL RESIGNATION” and dated April 14, 2015. The letter states that the resignation is effective immediately with Roberts no longer being able to fulfill his duties after April 14, 2015.
Tonight’s resignation was somewhat of a surprise since a letter dated March 11, 2015 was sent to Mayor Pro tem John Strickland advising that Roberts would be assuming the duties of Mayor “effective immediately” and it was expected that Roberts would be attending tonight’s meeting. The March 11th letter said, “As you are aware, there were some issues that arose involving me that I desired to clear up prior to returning to my duties. Now that I can place this past legal issue behind me, I feel it is time to handle my duties.”
The April 14th letter of resignation was read aloud in the Concord City Council Meeting tonight. Roberts ended the letter by saying, “It is my hope that the City finds a new Mayor and continues to move in a positive momentum for the future.” The letter was unsigned since it came in the form of an email, but Pro tem Strickland said that he would follow up with Roberts to get Roberts’ signature on this letter for the City’s files.
Members of the Concord City Council unanimously accepted this resignation.
This article was updated at 1:30 a.m. and can be accessed in full at http://pikecountytimes.com/secondary/roberts10.15.14.html.
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