Laguna Niguel Mayor Pro Tem Rischi Paul Sharma abruptly resigned from the city council April 6.
“It has been a distinct honor and pleasure to have served the people of Laguna Niguel and to have worked alongside our city staff. I wish you [City Manager Tamara Letourneau] and the team all the best and am confident the leadership that is in place will continue to move the City of Laguna Niguel forward,” Sharma wrote in his resignation letter.
It is unclear why Sharma stepped down and he was not immediately available for comment.
The city council will select a new Mayor Pro Tem and decide how to fill the vacancy at a future council meeting….