The island council meeting was called yesterday after the National Alliance submitted a letter to the chairman of the island council indicating that they now have the majority in the island council with the support of Independent Island Council member Louie Laveist.
At yesterday's emergency meeting the Island Council accepted the resignations of the present executive council.
However, installing a new executive council yesterday would have meant that the National Alliance would have formed a technical coalition with the DP just for a few days since only two of the new commissioners would have been allowed to take office.
Marlin in a statement to the press after the closure of the island council meeting said he has made several appeals to the three remaining commissioners to resign but they have refused to comply. Marlin said his faction would wait until after June 8 when the resignation of the commissioners become effective before installing the new executive council.
Marlin said he had already indicated that once the commissioners have resigned from the executive council and it is accepted by the island council there is no need to move a vote of non-confidence against them. He said the resignation would go into effect on June 8 and another Island Council meeting would be called where the new executive council will be appointed. The NA leader said there was no need to appoint two commissioners on Friday since that would have not made sense technically it would have formed a coalition. He said he even asked the governor to urge the present commissioners to resign and move on. Marlin said he felt it does not make sense that these commissioners hold on to their offices unless they have their little goodies to take care of.
Asked how the talks are going with Commissioner Heyliger Marlin said the talks are going well and he should be wrapping things up in the coming days.
In the meantime, Councilman Leroy De Weever did not attend the meeting; he however indicated to the governor by letter that he was unable to attend yesterday's island council. In addition, present yesterday was independent island council man Louie Laveist, it was clear Laveist is giving his support to the NA faction since he clearly stayed with the NA members in the tribune of the AC Wathey Legislative Hall. Laveist sat alone in his regular seat during the meeting perusing paper work, when the meeting closed he went over to the opposition benches before leaving while Heyliger was missing in action.
