Portage City Council calls for resignation of mayor
Washington Times
Associated Press
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/1/portage-city-council-calls-for-resignation-of-mayo/
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) - The Portage City Council is calling for the city’s mayor to resign after he was charged with tax evasion and bribery in November.
Council President Mark Oprisko and Councilman John Cannon, the council’s lone Republican, met Monday with Republican Mayor James Snyder, The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http://bit.ly/2jVpjCh ) reported.
Oprisko said he told the mayor that if he chooses not to resign, he should just collect his salary and let the city move forward. He said the council will try to remove him as chairman of the Utility Services Board regardless of his decision.
“I basically told him how I feel, as well as the others, that it is time to resign. The focus is now more on the indictment and the charges than the city,” Oprisko said.
Four out of the five other council members said they agree with the request. The fifth, Pat Clem, was out of town.
Oprisko said they want the mayor to resign for several reasons, including recent spending trends and the mayor’s attempt to pay $93,000 of his personal legal fees prior to his indictment without seeking approval from the Utility Services Board.
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