04-18-2010, 09:57 AM
West Linn Mayor Galle resigns
She wishes it was about accreditation. She could win if it was. But as others have noted, its about representing she had a degree in 2008 when she didn't.
Good luck with the "backdated" diploma; there just might be a few people in Oregon who haven't yet mastered the concept of linear time, but I wouldn't count on any of them being on a jury.
As a critic of the accreditation cartel and its slimy lackeys like Contreras, I'd like to see another Benton-type challenge. But this isn't it. This is a stupid lie and a bad coverup, not an accreditation issue.
Quote:State investigation focused on college degree listed in voters’ pamphlet
Pamplin Media Group, Apr 16, 2010, Updated 7.9 hours ago
West Linn Mayor Patti Galle resigned Friday afternoon.
Galle has been under a state Department of Justice investigation since early April for allegedly providing inaccurate information about a college degree in the voters’ pamphlet.
The investigation included searching her Hillcrest Drive residence and seizing a computer from her former office in City Hall.
Galle has said the investigation is a matter of university accreditation and stood by her degree, which uses her maiden name, Patricia Bologna. She had claimed it came from Redding University in 1973. The California online school was not established until 2003 and is considered a diploma mill by Oregon standards.
Galle submitted her resignation to City Hall Friday afternoon. The City Council plans a special meeting Monday at 6 p.m. to decide on the city’s next steps.
"We will research and prepare information for the City Council to review on Monday, and at that time the council will decide how to address the vacancy," said City Manager Chris Jordan in a news release. The full text of Galle's resignation e-mail is below:
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"I believe that it is in the best interest of the City of West Linn and all concerned parties that I tender my resignation as Mayor, effective immediately.
"I do this with much regret but I am honored to have had the opportunity to serve the citizens of the city.
"Patti Galle
"Mayor
"Certified parcel containing signed copy of resignation, office keys and debit card have been sent to city hall."
She wishes it was about accreditation. She could win if it was. But as others have noted, its about representing she had a degree in 2008 when she didn't.
Good luck with the "backdated" diploma; there just might be a few people in Oregon who haven't yet mastered the concept of linear time, but I wouldn't count on any of them being on a jury.
As a critic of the accreditation cartel and its slimy lackeys like Contreras, I'd like to see another Benton-type challenge. But this isn't it. This is a stupid lie and a bad coverup, not an accreditation issue.