Illness forces mayor to resign

“I want to spend the last week or week and a half that I have with my family,” he said. “I want to make sure everything is in order at home. I know I am leaving the city in good shape. We have a good city crew and a good council.”

The mayor said he will send resignation letters to Council President Sharon Konopa and to City Manager Wes Hare.

Killin’s daughter, Melissa Brinser, dialed the phone for her father so he could notify the newspaper of his plans.

Killin has kept working on city business from home during much of his illness. Over the past few days, he made appointments to city boards, committees and commissions for the new year.

Konopa said: “Doug is a former teacher from my youth and he and I served 11 years together on the council, so it just won’t seem the same without his smile and chuckle. Doug earned the title of mayor and he deserves to keep it as long as he chooses, but we will respect whate! ver decision he makes. He will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.”

Albany’s charter calls on the council to fill vacancies in elective office until the office’s term runs out. Killin’s term is up on Dec. 31, 2008.

The mayor learned in April 2007 that the intestinal cancer he battled more than 20 years ago had returned.

Last month the council voted unanimously to allow Killin to continue on the job although he had been unable to preside over a meeting in nearly two months.

Killin’s service to the city began with a two-year stint on the Albany Planning Commission. Then he was elected to the council representing Ward I, which includes North Albany and everything north and west of Pacific Boulevard from Waverly Lake south to 37th Avenue.

He was elected mayor in November 2006, succeeding Chuck McLaran.

By: Mree Vu

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