Mayor Ron Nirenberg said he stands by an earlier statement that Perry should resign if the charges against him are true. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas CityCouncil
, Perry announced plans to return to council in a letter sent this Wednesday to Mayor Ron Nirenberg, the city clerk and city manager. His first day back will be Thursday, a day on which a full meeting is scheduled.
"By this notification, I assert that I have sufficiently addressed the issues that prevented me from carrying out my duties as a council member," Perry said in his letter, dated this Wednesday. Perry, who represents District 10, has not been convicted any charge in the case. However, amid a media firestorm and no-confidence vote from other council members, he announced aIn Wednesday's letter, Perry offered no details about actions he'd taken since he temporarily stepped down., Nirenberg said he stands by an earlier statement that Perry should resign if the charges against him are true. However, the mayor added that council itself has no mechanism to force Perry's removal.
“I have been clear from the very start. If the allegations against Councilman Perry are true, he should resign from city council," Nirenberg said."In the absence of a conviction of a crime of moral turpitude, city council lacks the authority to remove a member. As it stands, the choice is up to the member and the voters.”
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