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Chickamauga City Council votes 4-1 to remove Trey Deck as mayor

Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Chickamauga Mayor Trey Deck, right, and his attorney, Jeremy Penland, react to the Chickamauga City Council's decision to remove Deck as mayor. The council voted 4-1 in favor of removal.
Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Chickamauga Mayor Trey Deck, right, and his attorney, Jeremy Penland, react to the Chickamauga City Council's decision to remove Deck as mayor. The council voted 4-1 in favor of removal. Staff Photo by Seth Carpenter / Chickamauga Mayor Trey Deck, right, and his attorney, Jeremy Penland, react to the Chickamauga City Council's decision to remove Deck as mayor. The council voted 4-1 in favor of removal.

By Ignacio Perez 5 min read

After Chickamauga city attorneys presented evidence involving alleged inappropriateness by Mayor Trey Deck in the workplace, the City Council voted Monday night to remove him from office.

The council voted 4-1 in favor of removal. Council member Matthew Nave voted no.

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“I voted the way I did because I was not convinced without a shadow of a doubt that he was guilty,” Nave said, “I had questions.”

The now-former mayor and his lawyers were absent for much of the hearing after saying they received threats Monday morning. The council voted to continue with the hearing despite Deck’s absence.