Resignation

The No. 2 executive of Education Alternatives Inc. has resigned, just as the Minnesota company that manages nine Baltimore public schools is struggling to sort out its future.William F. Goins, EAI's $300,000-a-year chief operating officer, tendered his "voluntary resignation" effective Nov. 30, the company announced yesterday."Bill did a lot of good things for the company," said Chris Bauer, an EAI spokeswoman. "We learned a lot from him, and we wish him the best as he moves on."Mr. Goins told Bloomberg News Service that he had differences over leadership style and vision with John T. Golle, the company's founder, chairman and chief executive officer.

Columbia Council member Joseph P. Merke resigned last night, saying he could no longer serve because his integrity had been "tainted" by questions raised over a possible conflict of interest.The resignation stunned the council. One member sat with her face buried in her hand, while others' faces appeared ashen as Mr. Merke announced his resignation."The results of one evening's meeting have unfortunately tainted the [Columbia] association, the council, the budget process, and my integrity.

Kenneth C. Nohe, the embattled director of Baltimore County's Economic Development Commission, resigned yesterday.Despite denying on Friday any intention of resigning within the next two weeks, Mr. Nohe submitted his resignation to Baltimore County Executive Roger B. Hayden, and the action was made public late in the day.Mr. Nohe, owner of the White Marsh Dinner Theatre, held the director's job only since November and was plagued by a series of controversies -- the most serious of them involving his sudden dismissal of three key commission staffers in March, including his deputy director.

Anne Arundel County school board member Jo Ann Tollenger resigned yesterday, quitting five months before the end of her five-year term.A spokesman for Gov. William Donald Schaefer said Ms. Tollenger's resignation letter arrived yesterday but that as of 5 p.m. yesterday the governor had not read it.Ms. Tollenger's resignation was effective immediately, leaving the board with seven members until the governor fills the post temporarily. A Severna Park resident, she was an at-large member and had indicated last year that she had no plans to seek a second term.

Dr. John M. Hamilton, a Columbia psychiatrist who admitted to having a sexual affair with a female patient, resigned his position yesterday as deputy medical director of the American Psychiatric Association.His resignation came two days after a state disciplinary panel placed him on probation for five years and forbade him from treating patients for at least a year. The state Board of Physician Quality Assurance called his conduct "unethical" and a violation of state law.Under a consent decree with the state board, the psychiatrist waived his right to a hearing and admitted to having the affair.

Amid reports of upheaval in county government, the Carroll board of commissioners has accepted the resignation of its director of planning.As Philip J. Rovang prepares to leave office March 3, county employees are concerned that other staff changes are pending. Several employees, who asked not to be named, said supervisors told them Friday that the commissioners had asked all department directors to submit letters of resignation and reapply for their positions.Commissioners Julia Walsh Gouge and Donald I. Dell refused to confirm or deny that the three-member board had asked for any resignations.

TVI Corp., a small, financially struggling military contractor in Beltsville, yesterday announced a restructuring of its top management, including the resignation of its chief executive.Brent Molovinsky will be succeeded as president, chairman and chief executive by Allen E. Bender, a retired Navy officer with a degree in finance. Mr. Bender was appointed to TVI's board on April 4.Mr. Molovinsky, who will serve the company as a consultant, said in his resignation statement that he was leaving "to pursue other business interests not related to TVI."

NEW YORK -- Fueling reports that the independent presidential candidacy of Ross Perot is beginning to wither, co-manager Edward J. Rollins resigned from the campaign yesterday, citing differences with the feisty Texas billionaire on "overall strategy and tactics."The resignation comes only 45 days after the veteran Republican strategist, who managed Ronald Reagan's sweeping re-election campaign in 1984, broke ranks with his party and joined the fledgling Perot campaign with Democratic strategist Hamilton Jordan.

The resignations of two city workers are strictly related to "job performance" and the matter remains an internal issue, city officials said.Mayor W. Benjamin Brown accepted the resignation Friday afternoon of Jonathan W. Frenzel, assistant director of the Public Works Department, who had been on paid leave for about a week. He had turnedin his resignation Wednesday.Kevin C. Bode, supervisor in the city's Planning Department, resigned the week before. His resignation has been accepted by the mayor.

TOKYO -- Ryutaro Hashimoto, an ambitious politician who served as finance minister during two exceptionally turbulent years, announced yesterday that he would resign to take responsibility for Japan's series of damaging financial scandals.Mr. Hashimoto offered his resignation to Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu but, as expected, was asked to remain in his post until after a meeting of world financial leaders that begins next week in Bangkok, Thailand. His experience over the last two years was considered important at this critical meeting, even though he would be a lame duck.