Bates City Mayor Shawn Fox resigns from position

HIS FAMILY -TH- ANKINGWRABEC FOR HIS SERVICE.A POLITICAL SHAKEUP IN ASMALL WN OF 2-HUNDRED PEOPLE.THE FORMER MAYOR OFBATES CITY, MISSOURIADMITS HE USED A RACIALSLUR.SHAWN FOX RESIGNEDLAST NIGHT AHEAD OF ASCHEDULED MEETING TOIMPEACH HIM.TONIGHT, HE SAT DOWNWITH K-S-H-B 41 NEWSREPORTER MEGANABUNDIS."I've been doing it for a while,but I didn't think I wasactuallygoing to be doing the mayor'sjo" b.MAYOR PRO-TEM ROYTRUSSELL WILL CONTUEINTO GOVERN THE 250PERSON SMALL TOWN-BATES CITY.HE TOOK OVER AFTERTHE COUNCIL ORDERED ANINVESTIGATION INTOFORMER MAYOR SHAWNFOX.AFTER THE INVESTIGATIONHAD BEENCOMPLETEDFOX ANDANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER QUIT STLANIGHT NOW, TWOCHAIRS SIT EMPTY ON THEBATES CITY COUNCIL.MANY WHO SHOWED UP TOA TOWN MEETINGWEDNESDAY NIT GHCALLED FORTRANSPARENCY"ASKING IF THFINDINGSOF THE INVESTIGAONTIWOULD BECOME PLIC.UBTHEIR QUESTIONS WENTUNANSWERED."Can he run again"WHEN WE TALKED TO FOXHE SAID HE RESIGNED ATTHE ADVICE OF THE CITYATTORNEYAND THE CITYSAID THEY DON'TCONDONE RACISM,DISCRIMINATION ORRETALIATION OF ANY KIND.SHAWN FOXhe"wnever I told this story,one of them said the se amword that I did, the N word, Ibelieve the other tishe onethat recorded it."FOX WAS THE FIRSTELECTED MAYOR IN BATESCITY AND HAS BEEN THEMAYOR FOR 11 OF THELAST 20 YEARS.SHAWN FOX"I just know there's 2-sideso tthis story and I've had towithhold our side of the srytoon advice from the cityattorney."WHILE HERS WHO LIVEIN BATES CITY ARE READYFOR CHANGETOM SPEAKMAN"There's opportunities for thitown to grow, we just have toget the right people in thereand it's time fofrr esh faces,this town has had the samepeople in there for so manyyears and its done nothing."E THSTAND IN MAYOR'SPEHO"Get back to the normal wayof doing things."PRO TEM"I think the city is on the wayto healing"TONIGHT THE BOARD CAMETO A VOTE TO ACCEPT E THMAYOR'S RESIGNATION.COME APRILEVY ERSPOT WILL BE UP FORELECTION.IN BATES CITY IM MA