Former Mayor Chris Hoy pulled no punches on Monday night during a city council meeting when he called on Mayor Julie Hoy to resign immediately, telling her that Salem has a right to a mayor the city can trust.

“And that’s not you,” Chris Hoy said, addressing the mayor who defeated him in his 2024 reelection bid.

Chris Hoy’s three minute public lambasting of the mayor was met with a smattering of both claps from one side of the room and boos from the other. He accused the mayor of lying to force the resignation of former City Manager Keith Stahley, based on the findings of a recent state ethics investigation .

Julie Hoy sat silently and stared at her predecessor as he told her that she was not fit to serve. She has filed to run for reelection and will face Councilor Vanessa Nordyke in

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