California council handed resignations
CALIFORNIA-California Borough Council held an emergency meeting Thursday to accept three separate resignations, including one from the borough’s code enforcement/zoning officer, which the board agreed to table until they could speak to him about the matter. One resident attended the meeting and said he hoped Frank Kubicko resignation was his own doing.
“I hope his resignation is for a better job. I really hope that is the case,” he said.
Council did not offer a reason for Kubicko’s resignation. Kubicko is the borough’s code enforcement officer, zoning officer and building inspector.
Councilman John Greenlief said he thought it was in the best interest of the borough to talk Kubicko before accepting his resignation.
“My guess is (his resignation) may be due to frustrations concerning the position. I think it would be in council’s best interest to sit down and talk to him,” he said. Greenlief made a motion to table the acceptance of Kubicko’s resignation pending a discussion. He said he thought is would be hard to replace Kubicko.
President Arthur Harris was the only board member to vote down Greenlief’s motion saying that the board needs to act right away on the matter because there are permits, inspections and violations that need handled.
To solve that problem, Greenlief made a motion to have Shirley Evans, Kubicko’s assistant to handle matters until the issue is resolved. Council unanimously passed that motion.
Greenlief then asked to have Kubicko come to the borough building to meet with council right then to discuss the matter. But after two phone calls to Kubicko, the latter made by Mayor Galvie Gardner, who said Kubicko asked four times what the board wanted to discuss and four times said he did “not have time for this.”
Greenlief then suggested council send Kubicko a formal letter asking him to meet with council Thursday before accepting his resignation and posting the position.
The board, however, did accept resignations from Glen Shipley, animal control officer and Jack Klein who served on the Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority.