Kent Smith to Resign Council Seat

From the Council Office --

ADVISORY: KENT SMITH RESIGNS COUNCIL SEAT, PLANS PRESS CONFERENCE AT 2:15pm
Indianapolis - City-County Councillor At-Large Kent Smith submitted his resignation to Council President Ryan Vaughn and Marion County Republican Party Chairman Tom John on Tuesday, February 2.
Councillor Smith will be holding a press conference today in the 2nd floor lobby of the City-County Building at 2:15pm. Smith will deliver a short statement and take questions from members of the media.

edited to add:

Gary Welsh reports on his Advance Indiana blog, that Kent Smith is resigning due to "new Department of Defense rules on reservists' participation in political activities."

http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2010/02/kent-smith-resigns-from-council.html