Gary Jones, who was elected to a city council seat this past May, submitted his resignation to the members of the Diboll city council during a special called meeting held last Monday. Mr. Jones resigned so he can apply for an administrative position with the city of Diboll. The other council members approved the resignation.
"The city has an opening for the position of street superintendent," said Diboll City Manager Kenneth Williams. "Gary wanted to apply for that position, but in order for that to happen, he would have to resign from being a city councilman. So he did."
Jones served for a number of years as fire chief with the Diboll Volunteer Fire Department before running for the council seat this past spring.
Williams said the council would now consider appointing a person to fill Jones' place on the council at the next regular meeting, which will be August 13. The appointee would serve on the council through May 2008, at which time the position could be placed on the next city election ballot, Williams said.
Also in Monday's meeting, the Diboll council completed its budget workshop sessions and are set to move forward in approving a budget in the coming months.
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