After a month of piling up unpaid payments, Thornton Township managed to efficiently conduct some enterprise throughout a particular assembly Wednesday earlier than Trustee Chris Gonzalez left attributable to what he known as an unfounded efficiency by Supervisor Tiffany Henyard.
The municipality continues to function and not using a funds, with Henyard’s proposal repeatedly listed on assembly agendas which fail to obtain enough help. But after the final two conferences had been canceled attributable to disagreements over the assembly location and security protocols, the board accredited cost of payments and updates on worker insurance coverage.
“By not paying the payments (directors) have harm many division heads, who’re right here right this moment,” Henyard informed attendees after the assembly. “Their council members didn’t present as much as maintain enterprise, which is voted on each two weeks.”
Henyard mentioned she deliberate to name division heads to offer testimony on how late invoice funds have an effect on township authorities operations, however was unable to take action when Gonzalez left after the board accredited what he thought-about the required exercise. Gonzalez mentioned Thursday that he requested that the particular assembly stay targeted solely on important matters, which fell on deaf ears.
“We simply wished a sensible agenda the place we may get the offers finished that we have to get finished, after which go from there,” Gonzalez mentioned.
He mentioned he had not acquired fundamental details about Henyard’s different proposed measures, together with a “100% tax refund for all owners” and bonuses for all municipal staff.
“It’s simply politics: making an attempt to get us to vote no on some issues with out giving us data on objective,” Gonzalez mentioned. “So he can come again later and say, ‘I’m in opposition to the staff.’ I’m in opposition to youngsters.” And all that great things.
After Gonzalez’s departure, Henyard lashed out on the trustee, saying her property tax refund proposal would put $2.2 million immediately into residents’ pockets. A subsequent merchandise on the agenda was to open new financial institution accounts for the township, as Henyard confirmed that the township was dropped by the previous BMO Harris Bank attributable to its status.
Henyard is below federal investigation relating to his roles as mayor in Dolton and supervisor in Thornton Township.
“It is disgraceful that that particular person desires to run for re-election, however he is not going to sit on this seat to maintain the folks’s enterprise,” Henyard mentioned. “This is the sport that’s performed together with your tax {dollars}. These are the folks you elected to sit down right here, however they will not keep and maintain enterprise.
Thornton’s subsequent city corridor assembly is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 333 East 162nd St. in South Holland.
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