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In her first public appearance since announcing she would resign<\/a>, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles opened Monday\u2019s City Council meeting with a message of gratitude.<\/p>\n

Read more \u2018Most difficult thing.\u2019 Lyles addresses coming resignation in public appearance<\/a><\/p>\n

She thanked the room for supporting her through what was \u201cprobably the most difficult thing (she has) ever had to do.\u201d The City Council, staff and audience members responded with a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know that I\u2019d ever stop loving the city like I do now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The five-term Democrat announced Thursday she plans to resign<\/a> from office June 30 and won\u2019t run for mayor again in 2027. In a statement, Lyles didn\u2019t give a reason why she\u2019s resigning but said she plans to spend more time with her family after she leaves office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you saw my little girls, oh my gosh, you\u2019d just know I was doing the right thing,\u201d Lyles said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Lyles also was scheduled to speak Monday morning at the grand opening of Wake Forest University\u2019s new Charlotte campus at the Pearl complex, but she did not appear. A Wake Forest spokesperson told reporters the mayor had a last-minute scheduling change.<\/p>\n

Read more NC resident evacuated from cruise ship amid hantavirus outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n

The meeting proceeded as normal without further comment on her impending departure, which she called \u201ca little bit of a change in my life.\u201d The City Council is tasked with appointing a Democrat<\/a> to finish out her term, which ends in December 2027.<\/p>\n

Lyles\u2019 announcement caught her colleagues by surprise, but many City Council members said rumors had been circulating for weeks that she might not finish her term. The council was not given advance notice about her decision.<\/p>\n

Council members have broad authority<\/a> in how they want to make that decision. The timeline is unclear, too. In other recent vacancies, the city opened applications to the public.<\/p>\n

Council members have varied on their opinions<\/a>, with some saying a current city leader is best, and others saying they should look for an outsider to keep the seat warm until the election.<\/p>\n

Read more Charlotte road just named among most stressful in NC. Guess which one<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published May 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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