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For the week of Sept 25 - Oct 1, 2002

News

Stanley mayor, councilman step down

City left with only two council members


By GREG STAHL
Express Staff Writer

After a roller coaster summer, Stanley Mayor Paul Frantillizzi and Councilman Neil Anderson resigned from their posts, citing "a level of deceit, hypocrisy, disrespect and incompetence" among their fellow council members "that we consider intolerable."

The mayor’s and councilman’s tenures ended Sept. 10 when they submitted their resignations after a long and reportedly heated council meeting.

The resignations leave Stanley with only two city council members and an inability to conduct city council business until the situation is resolved. That will require a city council appointment by Gov. Dirk Kemthorne to create a quorum, Assistant Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said. The city council could then appoint a mayor, and the mayor could then appoint another city council member, subject to city council ratification.

Councilman Bob Downing said Tuesday morning the governor’s office had not yet been contacted.

At the Sept. 10 meeting’s end, Frantillizzi read a letter announcing the resignations, which headed off a November recall election targeting Frantillizzi.

In the letter, the pair noted they were proud of their accomplishments, but had to act "in our own self interest and the interest of our families."

To that end, they resigned.

They noted the majority of citizens probably appreciated their progressive leadership, even though a small contingent wished to "wrest power" from the pair’s "visionary charge."

Several citizens in attendance Sept. 10 expressed their appreciation for Frantillizzi and Anderson, The Challis Messenger reported.

Late in August, a recall petition, complete with 24 signatures, was submitted to Stanley City Clerk Margaret Oveson, and the recall election was slated for November.

Downing said he does not wish to aggravate an already inflammatory situation and declined to comment on the events that led up to the recall attempt. He confirmed, however, that he signed Frantillizzi’s recall petition.

Both Frantillizzi and Anderson were elected to two-year terms on the council at last fall’s general election. When Mayor Hilda Floyd resigned last spring, Frantillizzi took her seat after a coin toss decided between himself and Council President Bob Downing.

Not long after Frantillizzi took office, a petition was circulated asking for his resignation.

Frantillizzi and Anderson were not available for comment.

 

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