A Palmdale city councilman asked Mayor Jim Ledford to take a leave of absence after the Los Angeles district attorney’s office served search warrants at the mayor’s City Hall office and home this week. “We ask Mayor Ledford, in light of both his years of service, and the seriousness of this investigation, to take a voluntary leave of absence from all duties of the Office of Mayor until this investigation is complete,” Bishop said in a statement released Friday. Bishop, 29, said he became aware that warrants were being served Wednesday morning when the acting city manager called him. Bishop said that it is his understanding that any elected official who is under investigation cannot take part in City Council votes. A city spokesman declined to comment on Bishop’s call for Ledford to take a leave of absence.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 05, 2017 19:37 UTC