Dolton trustees have voted in favor of appointing Lightfoot as a special investigator to look into the mayor's lavish spending on five-star hotels and first-class travel. The mayor is expected to veto the action as illegal.
Dolton trustees voted in favor of a resolution for Lightfoot to be paid $400 per hour to investigate the “worst mayor in America” for her lavish spending on five-star hotels and first-class travel . Henyard was not present at the meeting that appointed Lightfoot and is expected to veto the action as illegal.
“The people in this village want something different. They want to go in a different direction,” Lightfoot said at Monday’s meeting for her appointment as “special investigator.” Last month, village trustees convened at a meeting to discuss bringing an outside investigator to look into Henyard’s trips. In 2023, Henyard was accompanied by two village trustees and some village employees on a trip to Las Vegas. While the previous investigation into the trip did not find any wrongdoing, Trustee Jason House, who was not on the trip, said the investigation was not conducted in good faith.Trustees want Lightfoot to investigate Henyard’s trip to Las Vegas.
Lightfoot does not work for a law enforcement agency and, therefore, would not have the right to issue subpoenas. She asked for “the full cooperation of the mayor” and her staff.A law firm representing Dolton warned the trustees that appointing Lightfoot may be beyond their scope of work. They said trustees “do not have the power to investigate, or to retain someone to investigate” and warned that Henyard would not approve payments to Lightfoot.
Dolton Trustees Lightfoot Mayor Investigation Lavish Spending Five-Star Hotels First-Class Travel Veto Illegal
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