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Onancock vice mayor Maphis Oswald resigns, says she cannot tolerate 'ethically bankrupt administration'
Summary
Councilmember and vice mayor Maphis Oswald submitted a resignation letter saying she can no longer tolerate association with what she called an "ethically bankrupt administration" and set an effective resignation time; the council recorded the resignation and attached the letter to meeting records.
Maphis Oswald submitted a resignation as Onancock councilmember and vice mayor that was recorded at the May 19 meeting and attached to the municipal records.
The council noted the resignation in its meeting minutes and accepted the attached letter. The letter states, in part: "I can no longer tolerate being associated with an ethically bankrupt administration. Therefore I will officially resign as councilmember/ Vice Mayor, as of Tuesday, May 20th at 11:30 a.m."
Councilmembers expressed regret at the announcement during their remarks; Councilmembers Fiege and Marino both said they would miss her service. The council did not act at the May 19 meeting to fill the vacancy; standard vacancy procedures and any timeline for appointment or special election would follow applicable town charter or state law but were not discussed in detail during the meeting.
The resignation letter and the council’s record are part of the official meeting packet and are included in the minutes.
