APOPKA, Fla. — Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson is potentially facing a public reprimand after a commissioner called for a resolution to censure him.

It all happened during Wednesday night’s city council meeting over issues dating back months. Commissioner Kyle Becker called a motion to censure Nelson, claiming the mayor hasn’t been transparent and truthful about the city attorney’s employment.

“I think the actions that he’s [Nelson] taken since April as it relates to the employment status of our city attorney have risen to the need to be doing so,” Becker said.

Tension among city leaders became apparent in April when commissioners voted to terminate City Attorney Michael Rodriguez. Nelson didn’t agree with the decision.

On May 3, Rodriguez voluntarily resigned. On June 7, city commissioners ask the mayor to verify the city attorney’s employment status. He confirmed the attorney was not employed with the city.

On June 21, the council said they learned Rodriguez was still employed with and getting paid by the city.

“This untruthful comment around the nature of the employment status really was what prompted the resolution of censure. At the end of the day, there has to be full transparency, full accountability and truthfulness to the people we represent,” said Becker.

Nelson didn’t have an immediate response to the call Wednesday night.

Becker said the motion to censure the mayor serves as a document in the mayor’s personnel file.

“It allows a person to realize that sort of behavior isn’t going to be accepted and it needs to change,” said Becker.

The City of Apopka voted to formally put this motion to censure the mayor on the agenda for the August 2 meeting.

Spectrum News reached out to the mayor for an interview to discuss the situation from his perspective. He said he was out of town and said that Becker’s statement was not true. He did not elaborate any further than that.