LA MESA, Calif. - La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid says it was "unfortunate" that police found him and a city employee apparently drunk and promised it would never happen again.

Madrid spoke at Tuesday's regular city council meeting. Residents called for his resignation and threatened a recall.

City police responded to a 911 call from a residential neighborhood at abour 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 and discovered Madrid lying on the sidewalk near the passenger side of his SUV with vomit nearby. A woman who works in the city finance department was in the driver's seat.

The officers drove them to Madrid's home without giving them sobriety tests, prompting charges of special treatment.

The city council plans to meet Thursday to discuss the episode.