Rhode Island: Woonsocket Mayor removed by Council (though no recall vote)

Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt was removed from office by the City Council, which has led others to complain about the law and note that the recall (which Woonsocket adopted in 2012) may be the proper venue for this type of action. the Mayor from office. The issue was claims that Baldelli-Hunt overstepped her authority, with a veto of a collective-bargaining agreement with the police union seeming to be a motivating factor.