Reading Metatron's post about the Inner Circle made me think about some of the congregations that I have been in and the elder body. I think the Inner Circle mentality applies also to elders with children.
I remember being in a hall where Elder A's child got into some wrongdoing. Elder A tried to step down but the elder body encouraged him not to with the sole purpose of having him removed when the CO came around.
About that same time, Elder B's child got involved in wrongdoing (for the 3rd time, same offense) and he wanted to step down and elder body didn't want him to, and kept him as an elder when CO came around.
Elder C's children both got into serious trouble, he did not want to step down and didn't and remained an elder.
To me, all elders should have been treated the same. They wanted to humiliate Elder A (who was a good elder BTW) so instead of him quietly stepping down and able to be reappointed a year later, they wanted to humiliate him by having him removed, which means that he can't be reappointed for 3 years, if I understand that correctly.
Elder B was also a good elder, but if Elder A was to be removed, so should Elder B.
Elder C should have never been an elder and his kids were worse than A & B's put together, but obviously part of the Inner Circle, therefore allowed to remain an elder.
All of this goes to show that it's all political and holy spirit has nothing to do with appointing or deleting elders.