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Residents accuse Gilbert officials of withholding records and misconduct; council urges proper legal channels
Summary
Multiple residents accused town officials of deleting or withholding public records and asked the council to order outside investigations; council members said some allegations require formal legal complaints and staff defended existing record practices.
During Communications from Citizens at the Nov. 18 Gilbert Town Council meeting, several residents alleged wrongdoing by town officials and asked for public investigations or formal acknowledgements.
Carissa Arnold told the council she had obtained documents that she said show the town manager’s office, town clerk and town attorney were involved in deleting public records, and she urged the council to halt a records‑deletion policy and to initiate an immediate investigation. "As these records show, the town clerk's office has spearheaded the deletion efforts with an emphasis on deleting records over two years old," Arnold said. She requested…
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