City Council Will Consider "No Confidence" Vote Against Mayor McGlynn

Note: The council rejected this resolution, read about it here.

The City Council will consider a vote of no confidence against Mayor Michael McGlynn.

City Councilors Robert Penta and Michael Marks have submitted the resolution, and it is expected to be debated at Tuesday night's city council meeting.

Penta, who has served on the city council for 33 years, said the resolution was brought forward because McGlynn has repeatedly been non-responsive to resolutions passed by the council.

The call for a vote of no confidence isn't personal and has nothing to do with McGlynn's day-to-day handling of city operations, Penta said in a phone interview Friday.

"This is not personal," Penta said. "This is nothing more than a difference in philosophy."

Penta called McGlynn's non-responsiveness to the council a "crescendo that keeps building up."

It reached a boiling point with , Penta said. Even though the city council passed a resolution calling for traffic enforcement to be addressed first, McGlynn has chosen to continue forward with the planned garage.

In an interview with Medford Patch on Nov. 24, McGlynn defended the decision to carry on with the parking garage plans.

"We cannot be sidetracked," McGlynn said. "We have to continue forward, the businesses need the garage."

McGlynn, the commonwealth's longest-serving mayor, has held the office for 23 years. He couldn't be reached for comment on Friday afternoon.