A detective with the Schuylkill County District Attorney's office has investigated former Coaldale Mayor Francisco Rodriguez, and sent him a letter calling for his resignation.

If he doesn't resign, the DA's office will initiate a Quo Warranto action and the court will remove him from office, according to the letter."As a result of a general investigation conducted by Detective Joseph E. Lipsett of the DA's office, you may not qualify as a result of your residency," the letter reads. "The investigation revealed that you did not reside in the Borough of Coaldale continuously for at least one year before filling the position as Mayor.""Your resignation as Mayor of the Borough of Coaldale is expected."Current Mayor Joel Johnson provided the letter, dated Feb. 12, 2015, before a council meeting Tuesday.During a meeting Feb. 11, Coaldale council voted 4-3 to oust Rodriguez and 4-3 to appoint Johnson.Johnson attended several council meetings prior to that, detailing reasons why he believed Rodriguez should not be mayor.Rodriguez was appointed by council during a meeting Dec. 16 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Richard Kellner.During that Dec. 16 meeting, after council deadlocked on Councilman Mike Doerr's motion to appoint Johnson as mayor, members recessed their special meeting and convened their vacancy board.The board consists of council members plus an appointed member, Vincent "Skip" Miller. Councilwoman Brenda Miller nominated Rodriguez, and he was appointed by a 4-3 vote.Johnson had protested that he had gotten proof that Rodriguez had not resided continuously in the borough for a year. He also said council had not followed the guidelines of the borough code when it convened the vacancy board, because 30 days had not passed since Kellner's resignation Dec. 1.Johnson submitted Right to Know requests to Coaldale seeking copies of Kellner's letter of resignation, Rodriguez's residency affidavit and Rodriguez's signed Oath of Office.None of those documents can be found, according to a reply he received from Coaldale secretary Elizabeth Hosler, who is the Right to Know officer.