BLUFF CITY IS WITHOUT A MAYOR THIS MORNING BUT NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY. BOB THOMAS RESIGNED HIS POSITION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT LAST NIGHT’S BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMAN MEETING. HE CLAIMS FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DECISION BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACTIVELY BEEN SEEKING HIS REMOVAL FROM OFFICE FOR SOME TIME. THOMAS SAID HE FELT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF HE JUST STEPPED ASIDE. HE HAS SERVED AS BLUFF CITY MAYOR FOR OVER TEN YEARS.