Detroit ? A City Council committee passed a resolution on Thursday accusing Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of using his office for personal gain and calling on him to resign or risk being forced from office.

The resolution, which is expected to go before the entire City Council for a vote on Tuesday, accuses Kilpatrick of lying under oath when he denied during a whistle-blower lawsuit that he was involved in a romantic relationship with his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty.

If Kilpatrick refuses to resign, the resolution directs special counsel William Goodman to research how the City Council can remove Kilpatrick from office through the forfeiture provision of the City Charter.

Kilpatrick has denied wrongdoing and vowed to stay on as mayor.