This article in the Daily Sitka Sentinal marks the election of Sarah Palin to Mayor of Wasilla, and details one of her first acts: asking for letters of resignation from the chief of police, head of the city library, public works head, museum head, and the finance director for the city. Wasilla’s New Mayor Asks Officials to Quit
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[...] October 1996 – Newly Elected Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin asks for the resignation letter of librarian Mary Ellen Emmonds, along with other city officials, as well as her resume and letter of intentions. It seems that Palin would like Emmonds to re-apply for her job of seven years. (Source: Daily Sitka) [...]