In a bizarre move, Indian Trail's Town Council voted to prohibit Mayor John Quinn from talking to town employees. Quinn is not to enter work areas at Town Hall without first getting approval from the town manager.

"I'm not usually speechless but it is unusual," a stunned Quinn told NewsChannel 36. "I believe this campaign against me is an effort to discredit me."

Quinn says that when he inquired about having an office at Town Hall, he was wrongly accused of trying to use the public building to run his insurance business.

We're told staff just wanted to make sure he knew he couldn't.

"I was offended," Quinn said. "I was angry."

These days several people seem angry. Council passed a resolution by a 4-1 vote to limit the mayor's actions.

"I have done nothing that is illegal, unethical or immoral," said Quinn.

Councilmember Dan Schallenkamp accuses the mayor of harassing people when he doesn't get his way at Town Hall.

"If you disagree with him, you may be branded by him as a liar," Schallenkamp said. "I've personally experienced that."

Quinn calls himself a watchdog, trying to reform government waste.

"My positions have rubbed some people the wrong way," said Quinn.

"The understatement of year, yes," responded Schallenkamp.

Schallenkamp told us that Quinn's "constant vigilante witch-hunt in search of corruption" wears everybody out because they are nothing but "aberrations."

"Although he may be meaning well, his methods, his behavior and lack of professionalism are causing disruptions," Schallenkamp said.

Schallenkamp says that Quinn has resorted to recording council conversations with a voice recorder.

"He held it (the recorder) up to another council member's face, sort of trying to incite comments, perhaps angry comments," said Schallenkamp. "It's immature. In my opinion, if he can't convince even one other elected official that he has an issue or a cause that's worthy, then perhaps it's not a worthy cause."

Quinn claims he uses a recorder to protect himself.

"I had decided it would be a good idea for me to have that in case something was said or to clarify because I've been accused of doing things," Quinn said.