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DOVER At a sometimes contentious special session Friday evening that lasted nearly three hours, Dover council voted to override Mayor Richard Homrighausen s vetoes of two pieces of legislation. The first piece established rates for customers of Dover Power & Light and included a surcharge on electricity used by Dover Chemical Corp. Council voted 6-1 to override that veto. Law Director Doug O Meara has alleged that employees of the city s Electric Field Division had been maintaining and upgrading the lines and equipment inside Dover Chemical, in violation of an ordinance passed by council in 1975. The surcharge would allow the city to recoup about $2.2 million in free uncompensated services that O Meara said the company received. ....
DOVER Mayor Richard Homrighausen has instructed all department heads and city employees to report to his office any inquiries, questions or requests for documents they receive. This comes after city council members approved a resolution last week to launch an investigation into personnel issues involving the mayor. Council has asked Homrighausen to resign immediately, citing his declining ability to lead the city. The mayor has said he will not be resigning. Law Director Doug O Meara is recommending that council conduct a public investigation before taking any action against the mayor. During an investigation city employees could be called to offer their observations on the ability of the mayor to perform his duties. ....
A united city council is giving Mayor Richard Homrighausen until Monday to respond to a request to resign his position immediately. Council sent Homrighausen, Dover s longest serving chief executive, a letter on Tuesday calling for his resignation, citing his declining ability to lead the city. The letter followed a meeting on Monday evening, where council members discussed missed deadlines, time-sensitive material not being addressed and a lack of communication from the mayor. But they all spoke of how difficult an action it was to call for his resignation. This is a meeting that I absolutely take no joy in presiding over, Council President Shane Gunnoe said as the session opened. In fact, I ve said many prayers hoping this meeting would ultimately not be necessary. ....