Washington’s Mayor and all Council members have submitted a letter to Governor Wolf seeking the immediate removal of their colleague Matt Staniszewski from his position on City Council in the wake of his fourth arrest for a charge of DUI. “We have to put the public’s best interest first and right now Matt does not possess the judgement to act on matters that affect public policy,” Mayor Putnam said. Putnam submitted the letter along with Washington City Council members Monda Williams, Joe Manning and Ken Westcott. “We just hope that he gets the help he needs,” Putnam added. The three city officials made the request to the Governor’s office as the only way to remove an elected official under Third Class City Code. They also plan to contact State Senator Camera Bartolotta and State Representative Tim O’Neal and request their help in dealing with the Governor’s office. Staniszewski was arrested by Washington City Police on Monday, August 26th after he was found unconscious in a car that was blocking traffic on Wheeling Street near Shaffer Alley. WJPA News spoke with Staniszewski’s attorney Sean Logue who told us that the city’s letter requesting that the Governor remove Staniszewski from office is unconstitutional. He says there is a method for removing a councilman…it’s called an election. Logue vowed to stand by his client and defend his rights and stop what he called the “disenfranchisement” of all the city voters that kept Matt on council for over ten years.