( CNN ) -- A Nevada city councilwoman who faced possible sanctions over a travel expense voucher and public comments was found dead with her husband Tuesday , hours before a City Council meeting that had the issues involving her on its agenda , officials said . Donna Fairchild and Bill Fairchild were found in a residence in the city of Mesquite , Nevada , on Interstate 15 near the border with Arizona , authorities said . Police got a call from the residence about 4:30 a.m. Each apparently suffered a single gunshot wound , the city said . Autopsies are scheduled for Wednesday . Results from the Clark County Coroner 's Office were expected to take four to six weeks , according to a statement from the city . Mesquite city spokesman Bryan Dangerfield would not comment on the circumstances of their deaths but said police confirmed that a note and a 9 mm handgun were found at the scene . `` The content of the note will not be disclosed until the investigation is complete , '' Dangerfield said . City Manager Timothy Hacker said he believed that Donna Fairchild was concerned about the agenda items , according to CNN Las Vegas affiliate KLAS . The City Council was required to meet Tuesday night , but in light of the day 's events , Dangerfield said the allegations against Fairchild probably would not be debated . Two prayers were offered by pastors during the meeting , he said . Fairchild , who was a candidate for mayor , told the Desert Valley Times last week that she would not comment on the allegations against her , but instead would talk about them Tuesday night . Mayor Susan Holecheck and City Attorney Cheryl Truman Hunt had planned to ask the City Council to consider sanctioning Fairchild through possible reprimand , removal from boards or expulsion for filing a $ 94.60 mileage reimbursement request with the city for a January 4 Nevada Development Authority board meeting she allegedly did not attend , according to an item on the council agenda . Fairchild allegedly violated the city 's code of conduct and its personnel policy , and allegedly fraudulently presented a claim to a public officer , Hunt wrote in a January 18 memo . Holecheck , who is seeking re-election , and Hunt also wanted the City Council to consider removing Fairchild as the city 's representative to the Nevada Development Authority board of directors . According to a filing on the agenda , comments Fairchild made about the development authority in a newspaper article `` were negative towards this agency , and deemed incompatible with the mission of the agency and good working relations with other NDA board members . '' A January 7 article of the Desert Valley Times includes interviews and comments from Mesquite mayoral candidates . In the article , Fairview said , `` We just got a bill from the Nevada Development Authority : It costs $ 7,500 to belong . There was one thing that came out of the NDA , and that was Do It Best . That was huge for the community , but I do n't think we 're getting the bang for our buck . '' In the article , Fairchild said that Mesquite should be doing most of its own marketing . NDA Executive Director Somer Hollingsworth wrote Holecheck that Fairchild -- who was the city 's representative to the board since July 2009 -- should have brought her concerns to him , rather than airing them publicly , especially since she was a member of the NDA executive committee , according to an e-mail attached with the filing . According to the agenda item , Fairchild could have discussed her issues with the NDA if she had attended the January 4 board meeting . Messages seeking comment were left with Holecheck and Hunt on Tuesday . A statement from the mayor 's office and City Council said , `` It is with a heavy heart that we make this announcement . Mesquite has lost two citizens that have devoted their life to public service . On behalf of myself and the City Council , this is a tremendous loss to our community and we express our deepest sympathies to the Fairchilds ' family , loved ones and friends . '' Donna Fairchild served on the City Council from 2001 to 2007 and was re-elected in 2009 . She moved to Mesquite with Bill Fairchild in 1999 after they both retired from the Denver Police Department , the city said . Donna Fairchild also has been an EMT/paramedic and news reporter for KIMN/KYGO radio in Denver . In Mesquite , Bill worked at a recreation center and was a member of the Virgin Valley Honor Guard and the Veterans of Foreign War . The Fairchilds were married for 21 years , the city said . CNN 's Melanie Whitley and Frances Causey contributed to this report .
Mayor Barbara Fairchild faced possible sanctions . The Council was to look at mileage reimbursement issues . She and her husband were found dead in the basement . Each apparently died of single gunshot wounds .