The mayor of Dover has been missing in action for much of the past year, according to other officials in this city of about 13,000 people 24 miles south of Canton along Interstate 77. The City Council sent a letter to Mayor Richard Homrighausen in February calling on him to resign, citing declining faith in his ability to lead the city. The mayor has refused to step down. "This is a meeting that I absolutely take no joy in presiding over," council President Shane Gunnoe said in February. "In fact, I've said many prayers hoping this meeting would ultimately not be necessary." Councilman Don Maurer wrote the letter that was sent to the mayor.