Bevan Thomas Dowling (60) stepped down from the Strath Taieri Community Board last year after being convicted of assaulting a woman after a night at the pub.
His decision came as board members called for him to fall on his sword and eventually Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull added his voice to the throng.
Dowling was back in the Dunedin District Court this week for drink-driving.
On October 20, he was found by police in his Toyota Hilux at home after driving on State Highway 87.
The court heard police had been alerted to Dowling's driving after his partner tipped them off, following a "family incident happening between the two parties".
The defendant admitted driving home from the pub.
"I've not had much to eat during the day," Dowling said.
A breath test gave a reading of 1021mcg - more than four times the legal limit.
Judge Michael Crosbie fined him $850, court costs $130 and stripped him of his licence for 28 days.
Dowling will then be subject to an alcohol-interlock licence.
The conviction, defence counsel Nathan Laws said, was his client's first for drink-driving.
But Dowling could not boast a clean record.
Another alcohol-fuelled incident took place on May 22 last year, when he argued with a woman at his home.
Dowling demanded she leave the house before grabbing her and "forcibly" removing her.
The victim received bruising and abrasions but did not require medical attention.
Dowling was convicted and sentenced to six months' supervision and a protection order was granted in favour of the victim.
Despite the incident, a bid to remove him from the Strath Taieri Community Board failed to gain traction with the majority of his colleagues. Nearly a month after being sentenced, after the mayor joined the chorus, Dowling stood down.
