CHARLOTTE — A date is set for Charlotte City Councilman Tariq Bokhari’s last day before he heads to Washington.
Mayor Vi Lyles announced the District 6 representative will be resigning effective Sunday.
Bokhari will take the number two job at the Federal Transit Administration.
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He gave an outgoing message at Monday night’s council meeting.
“It’s bittersweet. It’s been a long time...quite the experience of a lifetime,” Bokhari said.
Charlotte City Council will appoint someone to his seat. Bokhari has endorsed his wife.
The next appointee has to be a Republican, District 6 resident.
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