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Matt Pilkington is still the police chief of Danielsville. His resignation from the position was withdrawn shortly following the recent resignation of Philip Croya as mayor.

The council received Pilkington’s resignation as chief at a Jan. 3 meeting, but the group said that meeting wasn’t lawfully advertised, and that all action from that meeting was null and void.

“Our special called meeting on Jan. 3 was improperly advertised and we did not find out about it until the day before yesterday,” said Mayor Pro Tem Junne Temple at the council’s Jan. 12 meeting. “It was not publicized in city hall. So that made it an improper meeting. It was an unfortunate mistake, an oversight.”

The council agreed that Pilkington remains the city’s police chief. And the group agreed to hire Susan Payne as city clerk, a move initially approved at the Jan. 3 meeting.

Former council person Nina Hitchcock asked if that position had to be advertised.

“No, there’s not a law that says we have to advertise,” said Temple.

While the position of police chief is filled, the mayor’s post remains open.

Temple, as mayor pro tem, is handling the mayoral duties.

“I sit in this position only because I am mayor pro tem,” said Temple. “I am not mayor. I was not elected as mayor. I am still mayor pro tem acting in the absence of the mayor. I will do the very best that I can to lead where I need to lead, to work where I need to work and to do what I need to do to get beyond this.”
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