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Journalist raises questions about village contracts, outside consultant roles during public comment
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 27 meeting, a local independent journalist asked the council for clarification about contracts with an outside vendor called Swaco and a consultant named Filas, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest and about a consultant's role in screening journalists' questions.
During the Jan. 27 public-comment period, Derek Monroe identified himself as an independent journalist and asked the council to clarify who negotiated a contract provided by an outside organization called Swaco and whether Swaco's work poses a conflict of interest.
"My question was very simple to the village: who was?" Monroe said, asking whether the village or Swaco…
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