INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood City Attorney’s office has presented in excess of $1 million in legal fees with invoices dating back to November 2021. The warrant register on the May 3 regular city council agenda indicates the work isn’t attached to any specific department.
Inglewood City Clerk Aisha Thompson has responded to records requests regarding legal invoices stating they are not disclosable due to attorney client privilege.
The City is currently entangled in multiple lawsuits related to Mayor James T. Butts.
He is being sued by his ex-aide Melanie McDade, treasurer Wanda Brown, and an LAPD motor officer and his wife.
What do you think of the City spending so much on Butt’s legal fees? How could that money be put to better use?
And why aren’t these invoices being paid in a timely manner?
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Simple that Million and all the settlements in addition to future Attorney invoices should come out of his assets and if that means selling the Ladera House – oh well.
That James Butts – an adult who is considered (by some) competent enough to sign City Documents involving Millions of dollars should have been competent enough to:
1) control HIS OWN zipper – not reward his love interest with City Employment
2) use HIS OWN vehicle with HIS OWN insurance
3) operate any vehicle in a safe manor OBEYING TRAFFIC SIGNALS
4) recognize the CITY ELECTED TREASURER IS THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE and HE NEVER HAS THE RIGHT TO OVER-RULE THE PEOPLE’s VOTES OR RESIDENT RIGHTS
THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW OUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT
Inglewood should not be operated like a third world country with our taxes used like the personal piggy bank of James T. Butts and the foursome he put in place to rubber stamp his wishes.
Ouch let’s hold those responsible responsible
Here’s a thought let’s divide the cost by 5 and let the 4 rubber-stamping team players and their family members pick up those Attorney fees and settlements – after all their spouses each cast 20% of the votes needed to allow the very wrong behaviors-
each voted for Melanie’s outrageous salary knowing that her relationship was “more than a employee”.
each kept silent about James Butts using OUR CAR.
And yes they all went along with INSULTING OUR TREASURER.
Perhaps Mrs Dotson, Padilla, Morales should give up those fine little joys that extra money and title have benefited them, and they cough up the cash for their hubbies go-along-with-Jimmy vote to cover the costly invoices of their TEAM LEADERS behavior.