Lansing City Council members on Thursday joined a growing number of governmental agencies calling for the resignation of Leavenworth County Commission Chairman Louis Klemp.
Council members voted 7-0-1 to approve a proclamation requesting Klemp’s immediate resignation for “egregious and outrageous conduct steeped in racism and bigotry while acting in the capacity of a county official.”
Council member Dave Trinkle abstained, noting that he works for the Klemp Corporation. The council’s proclamation says the remarks are “unacceptable, exhibit an extreme lack of professional judgment, and simply are not representative of the values” held by local and all American residents.
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)