Bangor’s City Council voted 6-2 Monday to censure Councilor Joe Leonard over “inappropriate” accusations against a city employee in a public meeting earlier this year.

The formal statement of disapproval marks the council’s first action to punish Leonard more than three months after a budget workshop meeting where he accused former finance director David Little of lying and misallocating resources.

At the meeting in May, Leonard accused Little of not contracting with a company that answered a request for proposals another city department issued because Little didn’t like the bidder. Little resigned following the incident, and an independent investigation found that the finance department was allocating resources fairly, contrary to Leonard’s claims.

Councilors debated for weeks

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