Overview
- The City Council approved an independent investigation and hired attorney Jonathon Rabin, with a retained law firm set to present findings at the end of the review.
- City Administrator Jeff Harris brought the claims to the council and said they center on misuse of city funds and resources.
- Mayor Patricia Odette denies wrongdoing, reversed an earlier decision to resign, and asked for the inquiry to include both her conduct and Harris’s actions.
- In public comments, Odette and her attorney said Harris manufactured the case after she questioned vendor payments, possible no-bid work, and ties within the administration.
- Harris disputes that account, denies threatening the mayor, and says the Allen Road grade-separation project is unrelated to his allegations.