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Contested Resolution 25‑02 draws public questions and a call for resignation
Summary
Public comment at the Sept. 2 Sedan City Council meeting challenged Resolution 25‑02 that deemed Wellington Butler unfit to sit on the council; a public commenter asked for Council member Janice Fine's resignation and Butler said the resolution was not read at prior meetings and jeopardized his board seat.
Public comment at the Sedan City Council meeting on Sept. 2 centered on Resolution 25‑02, the council action that the minutes describe as deeming Wellington Butler "unfit to sit on the council." Shawn Franklin asked, "what made him unfit to sit on the council," and later asked for the resignation of Council member Janice Fine, alleging she tried to undermine the mayor and interfered with a traffic stop involving her grandson.
Wellington Butler told the council the language of Resolution 25‑02 differed from prior discussion, said the resolution had not been read at any council meeting and asked the council president to read it aloud; Janice Fine then read Resolution 25‑02. Butler said the resolution imperiled his position with the South Central Economic Development Board and asked for Fine's resignation. Adam Clark told the council he abstained from the resolution vote because he was too close to the issue and later said Butler pressured council members to reverse the decision. The minutes record heated public comments but do not show a reversal or additional formal action on Resolution 25‑02 at this meeting.
The exchange mixed public comment and agenda‑item questioning; the council added an executive session later in the meeting and resumed at 6:45 PM with no decisions reported publicly about Resolution 25‑02.
