| Colorado City mayor, attorney resign Council announces open posts; clerk seeks extended leave | |
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By Patrice St. Germain patrices@thespectrum.com | |
COLORADO CITY, Ariz. - Richard Allred resigned from his position as mayor of Colorado City on Feb. 16, three days after his son, town clerk Joseph Allred, asked for an extended leave of absence, the town council announced Monday night. Filling in as mayor pro tem, councilman Terrill Johnson read Richard Allred's letter of resignation during the meeting. "This is a sudden turn of events," Johnson said. "I don't know about the council but I'm not in any big hurry to appoint someone else." Joseph Allred requested a temporary leave of absence on Feb. 13. Attempts by The Spectrum to reach him at the town office and at his home since mid-January have been unsuccessful. He directed his letter to the attention of Johnson, although as of Feb. 13, his father had not yet resigned from his position as mayor. Johnson also read a letter of resignation from the town attorney, Paul Lenkowsky, with Lenkowsky, Bidwell & Kelley. Lenkowsky stated that he was resigning effective March 14 after a "careful consideration of our law firm's current caseload." Richard Allred, who has served as mayor since 2004 when longtime mayor Dan Barlow resigned, did not give a reason for stepping down. Deputy town clerk Kevin Barlow has been filling in for Joseph Allred since January and the city council appointed David Darger as another deputy town clerk to assist Barlow. The council also voted to approve Darger to sign city checks, stating that it has been a struggle to get the checks signed with the mayor gone. Richard Allred also serves as the finance director for Hildale City but Hildale Mayor David Zitting said he has not spoken to him since the last city council meeting on Feb. 14. Zitting said as far as he knows, Allred has not resigned, but he said Vincent Barlow has been filling in as the financial director. Part of the council's reason for not appointing a new mayor Monday is because the town has a primary election today. Karen L. Barlow, Bygnal M. Dutson, Floyd E. Black and Johnson are on the ballot. With four positions open for four-year terms, it will be unnecessary to hold a general election the second Tuesday of May, however the town council will have a reorganization meeting after the primary election. | |
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TheSpectrum.com Originally published March 14, 2006 | |
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