Shinichiro Nishioka, the mayor of Koganei City, Tokyo, said on the 7th that he had received opposition from the city council over the procedure for closing some public nursery schools, and said, "It confused the council and caused anxiety in the municipal administration." I offered and agreed to resign.
I am planning to resign on the 14th of this month.
In Koganei City, discussions are underway to review the operation of public nursery schools due to factors such as a decrease in the number of children on waiting lists. In order to do so, a draft amendment to the ordinance was submitted to reduce the number of seats.
Regarding this, the parliamentary committee continued to examine it, but Mayor Nishioka took a decisive action on the 29th of last month, saying that he had exhausted the explanation, so that ordinances could be made without a vote of the parliament.
A bill seeking approval was submitted to the city council on the 7th regarding this definitive disposition, but the council members objected one after another, saying, ``Coordination with the council is insufficient,'' and it was not approved by the majority.
In response, Mayor Nishioka submitted a resignation to the chairman, was agreed by the assembly, and is expected to resign on the 14th of this month.
After the assembly, Mayor Nishioka said, ``I confused the assembly and caused anxiety in the city administration.I decided that I had to show my political responsibility in the form of resigning.