In a one-page letter submitted to the City Clerk, Garofalo sayshe needs to "spend more time on personal issues" and that he could"best do this as a private citizen." The rest of the City Councilnow has until Feb. 24 to appoint a successor or call for a specialelection.
Garofalo's resignation, however, will not end months-longinvestigations by both the City Attorney and the state's FairPolitical Practices Commission that are focusing on thecouncilman's voting record. The City Attorney has said Garofalo mayhave improperly voted more than 40 times on issues that wouldeffect advertising revenue at his local publishing business.
Calls to Garofalo's office on Thursday weren't returned.However, no charges have been filed against him and he hasrepeatedly said that none of his votes were improper.
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