Untimely death of Quartzsite
Mayor Busby leaves town without Mayor or Vice Mayor
Special Citizen's Coalition meeting to be held Thursday
evening at 5:30 P.M. at the Taco Mio Restaurant to field
input from community members
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Following the resignation of Quartzsite Mayor Steve
Bennett, Charles [Chuck] Busby was appointed to the
Mayoral position despite opposition by Quartzsite's
Citizen's Coalition.
Busby's health issues were
of concern among residents as most were aware that the
long term councilman was suffering from cancer.
At that time, the Coalition petitioned the council
with over 300 signatures on a signed petition to
consider allowing the Mayoral position to be filled via
the electoral process.
The accompanying
statement, presented orally when the council was given
the petition is available in its entirety.
The petition was largely ignored by the council, and
Busby was appointed to the interim position designated
as 'sitting Mayor.'
The Vice Mayor position
Busby vacated remained unfilled and now, with Busby's
death, Quartzsite has subsequently been left with
neither a Mayor nor a Vice Mayor.
This is a
precarious position for the town and the issue needs to
be addressed in a timely manner.
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Charles 'Chuck' Busby, 2006
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