Nelson went bankrupt, the mayor resigned on 8 January 1875, and so did most of the councillors.
He was appointed mayor in 1999 when the mayor at the time resigned.
On January 11, 2006, the mayor resigned from several committees that he chaired.
When the situation is leaked to the press, the mayor resigns as well.
A meeting was called to protest the arrests and demand that the mayor resign.
He served as mayor for six months, then resigned to take a long business trip.
The suit contended that under Hawaii law, a mayor must resign from office to run for another elective job in the state.
The incumbent mayor did not seek reelection and resigned from office on 20 October 2009.
In the week I spent there, the mayor, under threat from the insurgents, resigned.
The mayor has resigned his post, and is expected to call an election within days.