The mayor resigns after the attempt to explain the sending of X -raing videos to the women’s colleague failed
THE mayor by Minot in North Dakota he sent a Resignation letter After not being able to explain why he sent X-RAD video to female colleagues.
The city lawyer Stefanie Stalheim presented a grievance Two weeks later presumably Receive a text with a sexually explicit Video by the mayor Tom Ross in January, according to the investigation Report published Tuesday. His complaint triggered an investigation into the conduct of the mayor not partisan.
Ross confirmed that he was in the video, who said he recorded during the lunch break and then sent to Stalheim by mistake, says the report.
The report explained Ross intended to send the video to his partner, whose name begins with “C” but instead sent it to the “city prosecutor”.
Ross sent his letter of resignation hours before the special meeting of the city council on Tuesday, who accepted the investigative relationship.
“I tried to be too much for too many people. I failed,” he read his letter.
The members of the Council underlined their desire to move from the situation, with the Prime Minister Mark Jantzer assuming the duties of the mayor for the next 15 days.
“The city has crossed a lot. Organization of the city, the city staff, only the people of our city have crossed a lot,” said Mike Blessum, a member of the Council.
The member of the Council Rob Fuller also said that the city had to face many challenges and is disappointed by another moment of “poor leadership”.
“The well -being of our city, as the councilor said, has been on a shaky land more often than we want to admit in recent years and months,” Fuller said. “We had to face challenges that most cities should never bear.”
“Today I sit in front of you with a heart overcome by sadness and disappointment while we face another moment of poor leadership in the history of our city.”
In a declaration a Kfir TV, Ross apologized to the mistake and said he would always respected Stalheim.
“The decision I made in line with all my work on behalf of the city of Minot. I put my heart and my soul in this community,” he added.
Ross has been mayor since 2022 and was in the Council two years earlier.
The Council unanimously approved a motion to appoint a current member of the Council to face Ross’s remaining mandate until June after the initial 15 -day period. The Council should then replace the member of the empty council.
However, in the first 15 days, residents can present a petition for a special election rather than to name the advice someone.
