Politics & Government
Investigation Called by Mason Ends After Council Vote
The new majority voted on a resolution stating "lack of factual information" for an investigation into two city employees.
It seems that Councilwoman Beth Mason will not receive the emails from two mayoral staffers she has been seeking for the past couple of months, after the City Council approved a resolution that determined an investigation into the staffers unecessary.
The resolution that was passed in a 5-4 vote, determined that there is a "lack of factual information."
Mason, who was succeeded as council president by Councilman-at-Large Ravi Bhalla on Friday, has been seeking Juan Melli and Daniel Bryan since May. Mason called for an investigation, alleging that the two aides were using tax payer time to politicize their jobs.
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A in City Hall complicated because the city's attorney worried it would interfere with the federal investigation. Although Mason recently got her way, and was told she would receive the emails after the FBI made sure it wouldn't complicate the investigation, it now seems she won't be getting the emails after all. The resolution that passed on Friday stopped the investigation.
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