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Mr. Webb said Mr. Kilpatrick, whose second term ends in 2009, would not resign, no matter how much pressure the Council applied.

“I have told the mayor, as his lawyer, that he should not consider that under any circumstances,” Mr. Webb said. “He’s made it clear to me that he’s never considered resigning. It has never been an option. It’s not going to be an option in the future.” 

Detroit City Council Votes to Request Removal of Mayor by Governor
By NICK BUNKLEY

DETROIT — The Detroit City Council voted on Tuesday to ask the governor of Michigan to oust the city’s mayor, Kwame M. Kilpatrick, who is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice.

Mr. Kilpatrick has defied a demand the City Council made in March that he resign after the disclosure of evidence that he tried to cover up an extramarital affair with his chief of staff.

The Council also voted Tuesday to try to force Mr. Kilpatrick from office on the ground that he violated Detroit’s city charter. Both resolutions passed 5 to 4.