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Haslet resident urges council to investigate mayor’s hiring practices, speed‑hump spending and mileage claims
Summary
Resident Carol Clark urged the Haslet City Council to investigate three matters: hiring of a legislative assistant without council approval, costly speed‑hump installation and replacement on Blue Mound and John Day, and $3,845.27 in mayoral mileage reimbursements she says were personal trips.
Carol Clark, a Haslet resident who identified herself as living at 117 Schreiber Drive, asked the City Council on Dec. 15 to investigate what she described as a pattern of improper conduct by the mayor. "As a Haslet resident taxpayer, there are three issues that are deeply troubling to me," she said, reading a prepared letter to the council.
Clark outlined three specific allegations. First, she said the mayor hired a legislative assistant without Council approval and used an existing executive‑assistant line item to pay the position; according to Clark, the new hire was paid $12,137.76 gross ($10,567.40 net) and was not listed in the staff directory. Clark also said…
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