Tim Nelson[/caption]In an email, Nelson said he does not plan to resign from Frisco City Council and "intend[s] to let the legal process take its course."
Frisco's City Charter does not require council members to forfeit their seats for being charged with a crime. However, it says council members must forfeit their seats if "convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude".
According to the Offices of the United States Attorneys, moral turpitude is "a nebulous concept, which refers generally to conduct that shocks the public conscience."
If a council member vacates his seat, the city would hold a special election within 120 days to fill the vacancy, according to the city charter. The person elected to the seat would serve the remainder of the term.
If the seat being vacated is that of the mayor pro tem or the deputy mayor pro tem, City Council would elect a member to fill that position at the next regular meeting, according to the city charter.
Nelson was first elected to Frisco City Council in 2011. He was re-elected to his third term in May. He serves in the U.S. Army Reserve and has been a Frisco resident since 1999.
