The Chicago City Council floor leader is stepping down from the position and resigning as chair of the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards, after being accused of bullying a colleague during a meeting on the city's migrant crisis.
The Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus has called for Ald. Ramirez-Rosa to step down as floor leader after he allegedly bullied Ald. Emma Mitts during a city council meeting.
The alleged incident happened during Thursday's City Council meeting. The Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus said Ramirez-Rosa physically tried to restrain Mitts, who is the longest serving woman in the council, from entering the voting floor.Ramirez-Rosa issued a statement Monday morning that said: "I feel awful about everything that happened. I have reached out to my colleagues to apologize directly and seek to make amends. I made mistakes, and I learned valuable lessons. I take full responsibility for what I've done.
"Because the position of Floor Leader especially requires the confidence of our colleagues, and because through my actions I lost that confidence, I have informed the mayor that I will be stepping down from that position. Furthermore, I am resigning as Chair of the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards effective December 1st, to allow time for an effective transition.
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