Resignation

BRIGHAM CITY — State Rep. Lee Perry is preparing a bill for January’s legislative session to create a recall election law in response to concerns expressed by Brigham City residents about the lack of a way to remove Mayor Dennis Fife from office.

Fife went public Dec. 3 about an extramarital affair, asking for forgiveness from citizens as part of his repentance process of the past seven months.

He announced he plans to stay on as mayor, although some members of the Brigham City Council advised against it, Fife’s statement said after he met with the council Nov. 30 behind closed doors.

WASHINGTON — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A decision by the Sanford City Commission on Monday to reject the resignation of embattled Police Chief Bill Lee -- just a month after it voted "no confidence" in him -- left critics of the police department's handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting disappointed and angry.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Sanford city commission on Monday will vote to approve the resignation of the police chief harshly criticized for his handling of the Trayvon Martin case, just hours after the teen's shooter was released from jail on bond.

Commissioners said in a news release that they would vote at a meeting later in the day to approve the resignation of Bill Lee. If his resignation is approved, Lee will step down at midnight.

PRICE — A captain in the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office is resigning because of charges that he vandalized three cars at an auto dealership.

There’s a Facebook campaign urging Gov. Gary Herbert to veto House Bill 363, the state’s latest attempt to get Utah children to quit having sex by not telling them anything about sex except not to do it.

Don’t do what? Can’t say.

NORTH OGDEN — Finance Director Debbie Cardenas has resigned after eight years with the city. She will take a job as the finance director with the city of Mesquite, Nev. Her last day will be March 23.

Cardenas is the third top city official to resign in the last several months.