Residents voiced their outrage for a second night on Wednesday to demand that a Palmetto Bay councilman resign over his controversial comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk – but the elected official is refusing to step down.

"I do not plan to resign. I will not be resigning," councilman Steve Cody said. "I got elected to serve until 2028, and I intend to serve out my term."

On Monday night, the mayor and village council voted 4-1 to censure Cody, request his resignation and ask for Gov. Ron DeSantis to step in. The council can't fire Cody – he can only be removed by voluntary resignation, a recall vote or by the governor.

"I think we’ve taken every action that we can based on the residents’ wishes," Mayor Karyn Cunningham said.

In a now-deleted Facebook post, Cody wrote l

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