LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — London Mayor Randall Weddle expects no surprises when it comes to the outcome of Friday’s impeachment hearing.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that they’re going to impeach me. They’ve got the people to do it,” Weddle told FOX 56.
It will take a unanimous vote from the city council to remove him from office, which—by all accounts—isn’t going to be hard to do.
Former council member Stacy Benge resigned from the council last week. He was the only council member to vote against the motion to bring 14 charges against the mayor, including violating proper procedure in dismissing members of the London Housing Authority and harassment claims from city employees.
Weddle told FOX 56 that he hasn’t broken any laws or done anything unethical since being in office, but admitted he has faults.
“I’m not going to say that I have not done things during those attacks that I probably should have stayed quiet,” Weddle said. “That intensified the heat on me with these people. But I truly believe that I’m human. We all fall short of the glory, and we get weak sometimes. But this is about people that have had power in this city for 16, 20, 30 years. And I’m the new guy coming in.”
Despite calls for Weddle’s impeachment, the mayor still has a base of supporters who are circulating a petition to keep him in office.
“Out of 12,000 people in the City of London, 2,000 people vote. That’s it. It’s historic, go back and look at the numbers. 1,600 people have already said, stop this madness. ‘Do not vote this mayor out. We voted him in and we want him to stay,’” Weddle said.
FOX 56 spoke with John Hammons, a London Resident who was out gathering signatures on the petition on Thursday evening.
Hammons urged community members to support the mayor, saying, “Whether you’re in city, county, whatever you are, come out and stand up for Mayor Weddle… He was there through the tornadoes; he was there through all the disasters that have went on. He has helped; he’s gave. And this man, you can’t beat him. I will bend over backwards to help him. And he would do the same for any of us in our community,” Hammons said as he urged community members to support the mayor.
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Weddle told FOX 56 that he feels like he’s the victim of a witch hunt. But at the end of the day, he said it’s the people of London who are being hurt the most.
“You know how many employees today as the day was getting done, came up here, prayed with me, hugged me, told me they love me? My heart breaks for them. And it breaks for this community because these are good people here and their voices are not being heard,” Weddle added.
If Weddle does end up getting removed from office, he said that doesn’t mean his political career is over.
“I’m running for mayor again because I love London. I don’t take the paycheck. My family hasn’t gained one thing since I’ve been here… You guys are going to see that I’m going to win. It is not what is being portrayed,” he continued.
The impeachment hearing will take place at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Laurel County Judicial Center. Council members said it was moved for security reasons.
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