Councilmember Patty Cummings

Cape Coral City Council voted today to refer a residency complaint to the State Attorney’s Office for further investigation.

The elected board rejected a bid to charge Councilmember Patty Cummings with violating the city’s charter residency requirements when she qualified to run for her District 4 seat then voted 7-1 to have the State Attorney’s Office look into the citizen complaint as the office has subpoena authority, something the city’s independent investigator lacked, a council majority determined.

Cummings voted against the motion, saying she has provided documents that show proof of residency when she qualified.