Mayor Christopher Franklin

Arkansas city’s mayor refuses to resign after council asks him to step down

From the Arkansas Advocate:

Helena-West Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin refused to resign Tuesday night after the City Council voted 6-0 to ask that he step down.

The resolution came in response to a profanity-laden video call between the mayor, his adult daughter and his adult niece that went viral online last week.

The Helena World reported that Franklin abruptly adjourned the council meeting after the vote despite a lengthy agenda. The entire episode took seven minutes, from the reading of the resolution to Franklin’s departure from the council meeting room, the newspaper reported online Tuesday night.

Arkansas city’s mayor refuses to resign after council asks him to step down

Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate

The Phillips County Courthouse is seen in this file photo.