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DETROIT, May 9 (UPI) -- A Michigan lawmaker has asked Gov. Jennifer Granholm to remove Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office because of a scandal involving a mayoral aide.
State Rep. David Law, a Republican from Commerce Township, told the governor Kilpatrick's refusal to resign hurts the state's largest city and the Metro region.
The city of Detroit "is crumbling," he said, because of a lack of public trust, the Detroit News reported.
The Detroit City Council met Tuesday to discuss ousting Kilpatrick but did not announce a final decision.
Council President Ken Cockrel Jr. said after the meeting that asking Granholm to remove the mayor was probably the best course for the city, and would avoid a long and expensive court case.
A confidential report to the council by its attorney, Bill Goodman, concluded that a settlement of a lawsuit by former police officers was designed to hide Kilpatrick's affair with his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty, and the role both played in firing police officers.
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