With Henyard absent, Dolton trustees get to business, question some village hiring
DOLTON, Ill. -- A meeting of village trustees in south suburban Dolton grew chaotic Thursday night, with questions about following protocols in hiring.While the trustees wait for several investigations to unfold, they are also trying to move forward with business. They sat down to handle that business Thursday night not at the Dolton Village Hall, but at the Dolton Park District Building.Absent from the monthly board meeting was Mayor Tiffany Henyard.
On Thursday night, the board made it clear they never approved the firing of the current village manager, Keith Freeman. The trustees added that since Freeman was indicted for falsifying his income in a bankruptcy filing, and is now working with federal investigators, Freeman is also now doing his job.'We are able to get things done,' said Trustee Tammy Brown.
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