Resident letter read at council seeks mayor’s resignation over flood response; mayor and councilors dispute claims

During councilor comments, Councilor Proctor read a signed statement from William Whitfield alleging that Mayor Dean Holman was not engaging with federal agencies during recent flash‑flood recovery in Spaghetti Flats and asking that the mayor "step down immediately." The statement said Whitfield had sought the mayor at City Hall and reported the mayor told him he was in the last year of his term and "was not required to work on these matters."

The mayor responded directly, denying the characterization and saying he had attended meetings and communicated with agencies. The exchange escalated into a heated back‑and‑forth between the mayor and other councilors over who had attended emergency meetings and who had coordinated with federal agencies. One councilor said he had attended dozens of emergency meetings and did not see the mayor at most of them; another councilor pushed back and the mayor challenged the accuracy of that claim. Councilor Proctor said he would let the public judge the statements. No formal motion, vote, or censure was introduced at the meeting.

The transcript records the content of the written statement read by Councilor Proctor and the verbal dispute that followed; the council did not direct staff to investigate the allegation during the session and no staff report was presented.