Des Moines City Councilman Archie Brooks said tonight he will resign if he finds — after talking with neighborhood leaders in his ward — he has truly lost the ability to be effective as an elected official...
Brooks’ remarks followed a heated city council meeting where six Des Moines residents asked him and Councilman Tom Vlassis to resign because of their roles in the CIETC scandal.
“How long, Mr. Vlassis and Mr. Brooks, will you abuse our patience?” asked Des Moines resident Al Schlaf, who lives in the Sherman Hill neighborhood on the city’s west side. “How long will it take for you to do the proper thing and resign from this council?”
Brooks, who has been the key lightening rod for criticism, blamed much of Monday night’s outcry upon Republican activists.
“To the people I represent, I will be asking and talking to them. Not to one or two people or not to a group of organized Republicans,” Brooks said.
Voter records of the six people who spoke Monday show that each are registered Democrats and two live within Brooks’ ward.
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