Saying he was the victim of personal attacks, Roger Robbins on Tuesday resigned as Chairman of the Country Club Village Board of Trustees. Members then elected Teresa Kidwell to chair the board.

After calling the meeting to order, Robbins stood to speak to the crowd, and delivered a speech that was long on criticism of his predecessors, his detractors, and his staff. Robbins says he was subject to personal attacks by employees, and what he called a coalition of Emerald Lane residents. And then he resigned.

At least one hundred people attended Tuesday evening’s meeting. Dozens of people who were forced to listen from the hallway clamored for people to speak up. A small PA was switched on, and the participants then handed a microphone back and forth.

Robbins has been accused of some wide-ranging and politically embarrassing things lately, ranging from improper meetings to the stalking and videotaping of employees.

There has been one formal complaint filed with the state attorney general’s office, and a petition is circulating that could lead to an audit of personal and official e-mails and other communications.

But Robbins surprised nearly everyone Tuesday when he stepped down. He will retain the office of trustee.

When he resigned, Robbins nominated Teresa Kidwell as temporary chairman of the board. Kidwell then presided over an election in which she was one of two candidates. The vote was two to two, a tie between Kidwell and fellow trustee Allen Ashelford.

Kidwell then gave a good deal of thought before casting the tie-breaking vote, for herself. She called it a “very difficult decision.”