Pugh tries to take four week medical leave; Orr says get to work or resign

[TexasT]

The issue of Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh’s ongoing absence from the job for unknown reasons came up at the council’s meeting this morning.

“Where is the president?” Councilman Ken Cockrel Jr. asked his colleagues this morning, noting that Pugh has missed two formal sessions in a row of the full council. The council is considering whether to drastically alter its structure, in part, due to Pugh’s ongoing, unexplained absences. A resolution that would shake up the structure of its five subcommittees was introduced at today’s meeting.

But after this morning’s meeting Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown, who presided over the meeting, said that he received a memo from Pugh’s office today indicating that Pugh is taking a four-week sick leave. Brown said he saw Pugh last week and he did not have an appearance of being ill.

Shorty after the announcement the emergency manager's office denied the request for leave and said Pugh has until 5 p.m. Wednesday to either return to work to fulfill his duties or resign from City Council.

http://www.freep.com/article/2013062...l-Charles-Pugh

While I feel for Pugh if he truly has a medical emergency [[doubtful), we the public have a right to know what's going on [[until he resigns the he can do whatever he wants). He just went MIA on us.