Trinidad council accepts Jim Baker’s resignation letter

TRINIDAD, CA. (KIEM) – Wednesday evening, during Trinidad’s City Council meeting, Council Member Jim Baker’s resignation letter was accepted.

Baker wrote in a letter to Mayor Steve Ladwig and the council, asking to resign from his duties in order to deal with an illness in the family.

This comes after he asked for a leave of absence back in February.

Staff has been directed to begin recruiting right away.