Northway v. Allen

Benham, Justice.

Appellant Mayor Jeffrey Northway was elected mayor of the City of Springfield, Georgia in November 2009 and took office in January 2010. In October 2010, an ethics complaint and investigation was *228initiated against him before the City’s ethics committee. On November 22, 2010, before the ethics investigation was completed, appellees, who are members of the Springfield City Council, voted in a private executive session to ask for appellant’s resignation pursuant to Section 45 of the City of Springfield’s Charter. Appellant refused to resign.

Section 45 of the City of Springfield’s…