GEORGETOWN, Colo. -- Voters will decide on April 2 whether to oust four of the town's five selectmen along with controversial Mayor Koleen Brooks (pictured, left).

Town Clerk Phyllis Mehrer said Monday that recall petitions had been certified for Brooks and selectmen Brooke Buckley, Coralue Anderson, Kathleen Hoeft and Christine Bradley. The only member of the Board of Selectmen, or town council, not facing recall is Edwin Tomasi.

Mehrer had hoped to hold a municipal election next Tuesday to fill an existing vacancy on the six-member board. However, there were no candidates so that election was canceled and added to the April 2 ballot.

Voters will also be asked to vote on a referendum question dealing with a controversial upgrading of the town zoning ordinance. The upgrade was approved by the board without a vote of the people on Dec. 12.

That action is a key reason given on petitions to recall the four selectmen -- passing an ordinance "without regard to the desires of the community."

If voters decide to recall all four selectmen and there are no candidates to replace them, the recall election may ultimately have no meaning, Mehrer said.

Last month, recall petitions against the mayor were certified and an April 2 election was set in anticipation of other recall petitions being submitted.

The mayor, a former topless dancer, was accused of baring her breasts in a local bar. She has denied doing that, however her personal Web site features pictures of her showing cleavage. It offers autographed pictures to help pay her legal expenses.

Detractors have also accused her of dishonesty, creating a hostile work environment, making unsubstantiated allegations against town officials and staffers and misdirecting media attention to herself.

Additional Resources:

• Koleen Brooks Personal Web Site
• Georgetown Web Site