Closed session claims / mayoral accountability

Speaking after a press conference, McCarthy alleged the mayor is trying to give taxpayer money to his assistant based on a bogus claim, said Councilwoman Molina should recuse herself, and accused the mayor of abandoning a financially troubled city.

Polanco questioned how the mayor could serve 34 years and leave the city 'financially and morally bankrupt,' asked why secret meetings were being held to allegedly pay off his assistant, and criticized the lack of consequences for police department wrongdoing.